nonpasserine bird


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Noun1.nonpasserine bird - chiefly arboreal birds especially of the order Coraciiformesnonpasserine bird - chiefly arboreal birds especially of the order Coraciiformes
bird - warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
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