Associations to the word «Passerine»

Wiktionary

PASSERINE, noun. Any bird of the order Passeriformes, which comprises more than half of all bird species.
PASSERINE, adjective. Of, or relating to a passerine or perching bird.

Dictionary definition

PASSERINE, 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.
PASSERINE, adjective. Relating to or characteristic of the passeriform birds.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats