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Meaning of passerine | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2
ˈpæsəɹaɪn

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to the Passeriformes order of perching birds, which are generally anisodactyl (“having three toes pointing forward and one back, which facilitates perching”).
    not-comparable
  2. Chiefly in the former names of some birds: approximately the size of a sparrow.
    archaic, not-comparable

Equivalents

Français passerine

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

passholding passible passifloraceous passim passing passion-ridden

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