nonpasserine

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adjective

Not passerine

Opposite
passerine
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Meanings

adjectivenonpasserine (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot passerine
nounnonpasserine (plural nonpasserines)

plural nonpasserines

  1. Any bird that is not a passerine; examples include landfowl, waterfowl, ratites, raptors, and hummingbirds.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiverelating to or characteristic of birds that are not perching birds

Opposite
passerine

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From non- + passerine.

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Cite this entry
APA

nonpasserine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonpasserine

MLA

“nonpasserine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonpasserine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonpasserine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonpasserine.

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