PASSERES

Meaning of PASSERES in English

bird suborder (order Passeriformes) that includes all songbirds. Birds belonging to the suborder Passeres are also referred to as oscines. See songbird.

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PASSERES — I. ˈpasəˌrēz Etymology: New Latin, from plural of Latin passer sparrow synonym of passeriformes II. noun plural Usage: capitalized : …
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PASSERES — (n. pl.) An order, or suborder, of birds, including more that half of all the known species. It embraces all …
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PASSERES — ( n. pl. ) An order, or suborder, of birds, including more that half of all the known species. It …
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PASSERES — noun ·pl an order, or suborder, of birds, including more that half of all the known species. it embraces all …
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PASSERINE — I. ˈpasərə̇n, -səˌrīn, -səˌrēn adjective Etymology: Latin passerinus of sparrows, from passer + -inus -ine : of or relating to …
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TURDIDAE — ˈtərdəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Turdus + -idae : a widely distributed family of singing birds …
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SONGBIRD — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a bird that utters a succession of musical tones ; especially : a bird of the …
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POLYMYODI — ˌpälēˌmīˈōˌdī, -lə̇ˌm- noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from poly- + -myodi (from Greek myōdēs muscular, from mys mouse, …
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PASSERIFORMES — ˌpasərəˈfȯrˌmēz noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin passer + New Latin -iformes : the largest order of …
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OSCINES — ˈäsəˌnēz noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, plural of oscin-, oscen singing bird used in divination, from …
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INSESSORES — ˌinˌseˈsōr(ˌ)ēz noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin, plural of insessor waylayer (literally, one that sits on), …
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CERTHIIDAE — (ˌ)sərˈthīəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Certhia, type genus + -idae : a family (suborder Passeres) of …
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ACROMYODI — |akrōˌmīˈōˌdī noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from acr- + -myodi (from Greek myōdēs muscular, from mys mouse, muscle) …
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PASSERINE — (n.) One of the Passeres.
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PASSERINE — (a.) Of or pertaining to the Passeres.
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PASSERIFORM — (a.) Like or belonging to the Passeres.
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OSCINES — (n. pl.) Singing birds; a group of the Passeres, having numerous syringeal muscles, conferring musical ability.
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PASSERINE — ( n. ) One of the Passeres.
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PASSERINE — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to the Passeres.
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PASSERIFORM — ( a. ) Like or belonging to the Passeres.
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OSCINES — ( n. pl. ) Singing birds; a group of the Passeres, having numerous syringeal muscles, conferring musical ability.
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PASSERINE — noun one of the passeres. 2. passerine ·adj of or pertaining to the passeres.
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PASSERIFORM — adj like or belonging to the passeres.
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OSCINES — noun ·pl singing birds; a group of the passeres, having numerous syringeal muscles, conferring musical ability.
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SUBOSCINE — in general, any bird of the suborders Eurylaimi, Tyranni, and Menurae of the order Passeriformes (perching birds, or passerines) as …
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SONGBIRD — also called Passerine, any member of the suborder Passeres (or Oscines), of the order Passeriformes, including about 4,000 speciesnearly half …
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PIPIT — also called Fieldlark, or Titlark, any of about 50 species of small, slender-bodied ground birds of the family Motacillidae (order …
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PASSERIFORM — also called passerine, or perching bird any member of the order Passeriformes, the largest order of birds and the dominant …
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OSCINE — any bird of the suborder Passeres (order Passeriformes), which includes all songbirds. See songbird.
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CREEPER — any of various small birds that hug tree trunks or rock surfaces as they move about while feeding. The following …
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CHAT — any of several songbirds (suborder Passeres, order Passeriformes) named for their harsh, chattering notes. True chats make up a major …
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