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Passerine vs Pipit - What's the difference?

passerine | pipit |

As nouns the difference between passerine and pipit

is that passerine is any bird of the order Passeriformes, which comprises more than half of all bird species while pipit is any of various small passerine birds, mainly from the genus Anthus, that are often drab, ground feeding insectivores of open country.

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

    * See

    Adjective

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

    • Anagrams

    *

    pipit

    English

    (wikipedia pipit)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of various small passerine birds, mainly from the genus Anthus , that are often drab, ground feeding insectivores of open country.

    • Synonyms

    * pihoihoi * titlark

    Derived terms

    * Australasian pipit * meadow pipit * rock pipit * tree pipit ----