perching bird


noun
  1. any member of the avian order Passeriformes.

Origin of perching bird

1
First recorded in 1815–25

Words Nearby perching bird

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How to use perching bird in a sentence

  • It is difficult of definition, but almost any small perching bird may, with more or less certainty, be referred to the Passeres.

  • She perched on the stile as light as a perching bird, and drew her lithe figure on one side to make room for Paul.

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