Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In Forbes's classification, an order of anomalogonatous birds composed of Turdiformes, Fringilliformes, and Sturniformes, or the turdoid, tanagroid, and sturnoid Passeres of Wallace, and thus equivalent to oscine Passeres, or Oscines.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun The largest order of birds comprising about half the known species: rooks; finches; sparrows; tits; warblers; robins; wrens; swallows; etc.; in four suborders: Eurylaimi; Tyranni; Menurae; Oscines or Passeres.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A taxonomic
order within thesubclass Neognathae — including theperching birds orsongbirds .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun largest order of birds comprising about half the known species; rooks; finches; sparrows; tits; warblers; robins; wrens; swallows; etc.; the four suborders are Eurylaimi and Tyranni and Menurae and Oscines or Passeres
Etymologies
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Examples
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A new species of Formicivora antwren from the Chapada Diamantina, eastern Brazil (Aves: Passeriformes: Thamnophilidae).
Archive 2007-10-01 2007
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A new species of Arremon (Passeriformes: Emberizidae) from Brazil.
Atlantic dry forests 2008
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For balance and aid in flight, the birds in Passeriformes have a 12 feathered tail usually, the number of feathers depending on the species.
CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] Ashcraft 2010
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Birds in Passeriformes have a typical three-toed foot with an opposing claw to grip the branch with.
CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] Ashcraft 2010
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Birds in Passeriformes have a typical three-toed foot with an opposing claw to grip the branch with.
CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] Ashcraft 2010
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Birds in Passeriformes have a typical three-toed foot with an opposing claw to grip the branch with.
CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] Ashcraft 2010
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Birds in Passeriformes have a typical three-toed foot with an opposing claw to grip the branch with.
CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] Ashcraft 2010
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For balance and aid in flight, the birds in Passeriformes have a 12 feathered tail usually, the number of feathers depending on the species.
CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] Ashcraft 2010
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Some birds in Passeriformes mate for life, staying with the same partner year after year.
CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] Ashcraft 2010
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Some birds in Passeriformes mate for life, staying with the same partner year after year.
CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] Ashcraft 2010
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