| passeriform bird 
 
 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
 • Syn:
 passerine
 • Derivationally related forms:
 passerine (for: passerine)
 • Hypernyms:
 bird
 • Hyponyms:
 oscine, oscine bird, sparrow, true sparrow, lyrebird,
 lyrebird, scrub-bird, scrub bird, broadbill, tyrannid,
 wren, jenny wren
 • Member Holonyms:
 Passeriformes, order Passeriformes
 
 
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