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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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