Passer

See also: passer and pâsser

Translingual

Passer domesticus

Etymology

From Latin passer (“sparrow”).

Proper noun

Passer m

1. 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

• Passerculus
• Passerella
• Passerina

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 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

1. (astronomy) Circinus