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Passerine vs Linnet - What's the difference?

passerine | linnet |

As nouns the difference between passerine and linnet

is that passerine is any bird of the order passeriformes, which comprises more than half of all bird species while linnet is a small passerine bird, in the finch family fringillidae, native to europe, western asia, and north africa.

As a adjective passerine

is of, or relating to a passerine or perching bird.

passerine

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any bird of the order Passeriformes, which comprises more than half of all bird species.

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    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of, or relating to a passerine or perching bird.

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    linnet

    English

    (wikipedia linnet)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small passerine bird, in the finch family Fringillidae, native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa.
  • A house finch.