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Definition of Nonpasserine
1. Adjective. Relating to or characteristic of birds that are not perching birds.
Definition of Nonpasserine
1. Adjective. Not passerine. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Nonpasserine
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nonpasserine
Literary usage of Nonpasserine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Monitoring Bird Populations by Point Counts edited by C. John Ralph, John R. Sauer, Sam Droege (1998)
"In general, grasslands provide habitat for about two to six passerine species
and, occasionally, as many nonpasserine species (Cody 1985). ..."
2. Bulletin by United States National Museum (1911)
"... nonpasserine birds with deep plantar tendons of types I, V, Va, V6, VI, VII,
or Vili, or else palate ..."
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