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    PASSERIDAE

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    True sparrows: Old world birds formerly considered weaverbirdsplay

    Synonyms:

    family Passeridae; Passeridae

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("Passeridae" is a kind of...):

    bird family (a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings)

    Meronyms (members of "Passeridae"):

    sparrow; true sparrow (any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects)

    genus Passer; Passer (type genus of the Passeridae)

    Holonyms ("Passeridae" is a member of...):

    Oscines; Passeres; suborder Oscines; suborder Passeres (two names for the suborder of typical songbirds)

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