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passerine vs scrub-bird

scrub-bird vs passerine

passerine and scrub-bird both are nouns.

passerine is an adjective but scrub-bird is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
passerine Yes Yes No No
scrub-bird Yes No No No
As nouns, scrub-bird is a hyponym of passerine; that is, scrub-bird is a word with a more specific, narrower 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
  • scrub-bird: small fast-running Australian bird resembling a wren and frequenting brush or scrub
passerine (noun) scrub-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 small fast-running Australian bird resembling a wren and frequenting brush or scrub
passerine (adjective) scrub-bird (adjective)
relating to or characteristic of the passeriform birds
Difference between passerine and scrub-bird

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