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Passerine vs Oriole - What's the difference?

passerine | oriole |

As nouns the difference between passerine and oriole

is that passerine is any bird of the order Passeriformes, which comprises more than half of all bird species while oriole is any of various colourful passerine birds, the New World orioles from the family Icteridae and the Old World orioles from the family Oriolidae.

As an 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.

    • Synonyms

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    Adjective

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

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    oriole

    English

    (wikipedia oriole)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of various colourful passerine birds, the New World orioles from the family Icteridae'' and the Old World orioles from the family ''Oriolidae .