| NOUN | animal | Passeridae, family Passeridae | true sparrows |
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| Meaning | true sparrows: Old world birds formerly considered weaverbirds. | |
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| Synonym | family 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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