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NONPASSERINE
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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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