NONPASSERINE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to or characteristic of birds that are not perching birds

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Antonym:

passerine (relating to or characteristic of the passeriform birds)

Pertainym:

passerine (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)

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