passerine

passerine
[ˈpasərʌɪn, -riːn]
(Ornithology)(鸟)
adjective

of, relating to, or denoting birds of a large order distinguished by having feet that are adapted for perching, including all songbirds
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noun

a passerine bird; a perching bird
雀形目鸟
The order Passeriformes comprises more than half of all bird species, the remainder being known informally as the non-passerines. All passerines in Europe belong to the suborder Oscines (the oscine passerines), so that the term is effectively synonymous with ‘songbird’ there (see songbird). Those of the suborder Deutero-Oscines (the suboscine passerines) are found mainly in America

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