noun
Meaning 1
Synonym of passerine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: passerine
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
perching bird
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noun
Meaning 2
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see perching, bird.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
a bird with feet adapted for perching (as on tree branches); this order is now generally abandoned by taxonomists
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Insessores, order Insessores, percher
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: animal order
History
Etymology
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