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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Passerine

· Pas·ser·ine · IPA /ˈpæsəˌɹaɪn/
01 a. Of or pertaining to the Passeres.
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    Of or pertaining to the Passeres.(Zool.)
    “The columbine, gallinaceous, and passerine tribes people the fruit trees.” — Sydney Smith.
02 n. One of the Passeres.
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    One of the Passeres.(Zool.)