Passeroidea
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Translingual
Etymology
Proper noun
Passeroidea
- A taxonomic superfamily within the order Passeriformes – passerine birds.
Hypernyms
- (superfamily): 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
Hyponyms
- (superfamily): Alaudidae, Cardinalidae, Dicaeidae, Drepanididae, Emberizidae, Estrildidae, Fringillidae, Icteridae, Icteriidae (yellow-breasted chat), Melanocharitidae, Motacillidae, Nectariniidae, Paramythiidae, Parulidae, Passeridae, Peucedramidae, Ploceidae, Promeropidae (sugarbirds et al.), Prunellidae (accentors), Thraupidae (tanagers et al.), Viduidae - families
Coordinate terms
- (superfamily in Passerida): Muscicapoidea, Sylvioidea, Certhioidea - superfamilies
References
Passeroidea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Passeroidea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Passeroidea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Passeroidea at Avian Taxonomy in Flux
