HyperDic: family_passeridae

English > 1 sense of the expression family Passeridae:
NOUNanimalfamily Passeridae, Passeridaetrue sparrows
English > family Passeridae: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningtrue sparrows: Old world birds formerly considered weaverbirds.
SynonymPasseridae
Member ofOscines, suborder Oscines, Passeres, suborder PasseresTwo names for the suborder of typical songbirds
MembersPasser, genus Passertype genus of the Passeridae
sparrow, true sparrowAny of several small dull / dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
Broaderbird familyA family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

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