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nonpasserine

nonpasserine adjective: not passerine.

Adjective

nonpasserine (not comparable)

  1. Not passerine

Noun

nonpasserine (plural nonpasserines)

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

Forms of nonpasserine

pluralnonpasserines

Origin of nonpasserine

From non- + passerine.

Questions about nonpasserine

What does nonpasserine mean?
Nonpasserine means not passerine.
What part of speech is nonpasserine?
Nonpasserine can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near nonpasserine in the dictionary

  1. nonparturition
  2. nonparturitive
  3. nonparty
  4. nonpassenger
  5. nonpassengers
  6. nonpasserine
  7. nonpasserines
  8. nonpassionate
  9. nonpassive
  10. nonpassivity
  11. nonpassivizable

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