Memidex - passerine (bird)
Definition:
a perching bird; mostly small and living near the ground with feet having 4 toes arranged to allow for gripping a perch; most are songbirds; hatchlings are helpless
Class:
animal noun
Plural:
passerines
Type of:
bird » vertebrate » chordate » animal » organism » living thing
Member of:
Passeriformes » Aves » Vertebrata » Chordata » Animalia
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