NOUN | animal | family Passeridae, Passeridae | true sparrows |
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Meaning | true sparrows: Old world birds formerly considered weaverbirds. | |
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Synonym | Passeridae | |
Member of | Oscines, suborder Oscines, Passeres, suborder Passeres | Two names for the suborder of typical songbirds |
Members | Passer, genus Passer | type genus of the Passeridae |
sparrow, true sparrow | Any of several small dull / dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects | |
Broader | bird family | A family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings |
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