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PASSER DOMESTICUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Small hardy brown-and-grey bird native to Europe
Synonyms:
English sparrow; house sparrow; Passer domesticus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Passer domesticus" is a kind of...):
sparrow; true sparrow (any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects)
Holonyms ("Passer domesticus" is a member of...):
genus Passer; Passer (type genus of the Passeridae)