tyrannid vs passerine
passerine vs tyrannidtyrannid and passerine both are nouns.
tyrannid is not an adjective while passerine is an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| tyrannid | Yes | No | No | No |
| passerine | Yes | Yes | No | No |
As nouns,
passerine is a hypernym of
tyrannid; that is, passerine is a
word with a broader meaning than tyrannid:
- tyrannid: a passerine bird of the suborder Tyranni
- 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
Other hypernyms of tyrannid include
passeriform bird.
| tyrannid (noun) | passerine (noun) |
|---|---|
| a passerine bird of the suborder Tyranni | 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 |
| tyrannid (adjective) | passerine (adjective) |
|---|---|
| relating to or characteristic of the passeriform birds |
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