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Passerine vs Waggie - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between passerine and waggie

is that passerine is any bird of the order Passeriformes, which comprises more than half of all bird species while waggie is the pied wagtail, a small passerine bird, subspecies: Motacilla alba yarrellii, a subspecies of the white wagtail, found in Britain and Ireland.

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.

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    Adjective

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  • Of, or relating to a passerine or perching bird.

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    waggie

    English

    (wikipedia waggie) (White wagtail) (Motacilla alba)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (UK, dialect) The pied wagtail, a small passerine bird, , a subspecies of the white wagtail, found in Britain and Ireland.