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passerine vs bird

bird vs passerine

passerine and bird both are nouns.

passerine is an adjective but bird is not an adjective.

passerine is not a verb while bird is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
passerine Yes Yes No No
bird Yes No Yes No
As nouns, bird is a hypernym of passerine; that is, bird is a word with a broader meaning than passerine:
  • passerine: perching birds mostly small and living near the ground with feet having 4 toes arranged to allow for gripping the perch; most are songbirds; hatchlings are helpless
  • bird: warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
passerine (noun) bird (noun)
perching birds mostly small and living near the ground with feet having 4 toes arranged to allow for gripping the perch; most are songbirds; hatchlings are helpless warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers
a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food
informal terms for a (young) woman
passerine (adjective) bird (adjective)
relating to or characteristic of the passeriform birds
passerine (verb) bird (verb)
watch and study birds in their natural habitat
Difference between passerine and bird

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