Passer
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Passer domesticus
Translingual
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Etymology
From Latin passer (“sparrow”).
Proper noun
Passer m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Passeridae.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Passeriformes – order; Passeri - suborder; Passerida - infraorder; Passeroidea - superfamily; Passeridae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Passer ammodendri (Saxaul sparrow), Passer castanopterus (Somali sparrow), Passer cordofanicus (Kordofan sparrow), Passer diffusus (southern grey-headed sparrow), Passer domesticus (house sparrow), Passer eminibey (chestnut sparrow), Passer euchlorus, Passer flaveolus, Passer gongonensis (parrot-billed sparrow), Passer griseus (northern grey-headed sparrow), Passer hemileucus, Passer hispaniolensis (Spanish sparrow), Passer iagoensis (Iago sparrow), Passer insularis (Socotra sparrow), Passer italiae (Italian sparrow), Passer luteus (Sudan golder sparrow), Passer melanurus (Cape sparrow), Passer moabiticus (Dead Sea sparrow), Passer montanus (Eurasian tree sparrow), Passer motitensis (rufous sparrow), Passer pyrrhonotus (Sind sparrow), Passer rufocinctus (Kenya rufous sparrow), Passer rutilans (cinnamon sparrow), Passer shelleyi, Passer simplex (desert sparrow), Passer suahelicus (Swahili sparrow), Passer swainsonii, Passer zarudnyi †Passer hiri - species
Derived terms
References
Passer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Passer on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Passer on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Passer at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Passer at AnimalBase
- Passer at Encyclopedia of Life
- Passer at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Passeridae at Avian Taxonomy in Flux
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
Dutch
Etymology
From passer.
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Passer m