| passeriformes | (n) largest order of birds comprising about half the known species; rooks; finches; sparrows; tits; warblers; robins; wrens; swallows; etc.; the four suborders are Eurylaimi and Tyranni and Menurae and Oscines or Passeres, Syn. order Passeriformes |
| passerine | (n) 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, Syn. passeriform bird |
| Passeriform | a. (Zool.) Like or belonging to the |
| Passeriformes | prop. n. The largest order of birds comprising about half the known species: rooks; finches; sparrows; tits; warblers; robins; wrens; swallows; etc.; in four suborders: |
| 雀形目 | [雀 形 目] order passeriformes (perching birds) [Add to Longdo] |