passerine

noun

perching birds mostly small and living near the ground with feet having 4 toes arranged to allow for gripping the perch

adjective

relating to or characteristic of the passeriform birds

Roots

passerpasser- · Latin · sparrow inus-ine · Latin · of the nature of, pertaining to

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