"Passer" meaning in Translingual

See Passer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From Latin passer (“sparrow”). Etymology templates: {{der|mul|la|passer||sparrow}} Latin passer (“sparrow”) Head templates: {{head|mul|proper noun|||g=m|g2=|head=Passer|nogendercat=1}} Passer m
  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Passeridae. Tags: masculine Derived forms: Passerculus, Passerella, Passerina
    Sense id: en-Passer-mul-name-E-UAclU3 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Taxonomic names needing vernacular names, Translingual entries with incorrect language header, Birds, Taxonomic names (genus), True sparrows Hypernyms (genus): Eukaryota (english: superkingdom), Animalia (english: kingdom), Bilateria (english: subkingdom), Deuterostomia (english: infrakingdom), Chordata (english: phylum), Vertebrata (english: subphylum), Gnathostomata (english: infraphylum), Reptilia (english: family) [class], Aves (english: subclass), Neognathae (english: infraclass), Neoaves (english: superorder), Passeriformes (english: order), Passeri (english: suborder), Passerides (english: infraorder), Passerida (english: parvorder), Passeroidea (english: superfamily), Passeridae (english: family) Hyponyms (genus): Passer ammodendri (english: Saxaul sparrow), Passer castanopterus (english: Somali sparrow), Passer cordofanicus (english: Kordofan sparrow), Passer diffusus (english: southern grey-headed sparrow), Passer domesticus (english: house sparrow), Passer eminibey (english: chestnut sparrow), Passer euchlorus, Passer flaveolus, Passer gongonensis (english: parrot-billed sparrow), Passer griseus (english: northern grey-headed sparrow), Passer hemileucus, Passer hispaniolensis (english: Spanish sparrow), Passer iagoensis (taxonomic: Iago sparrow), Passer insularis (english: Socotra sparrow), Passer italiae (english: Italian sparrow), Passer luteus (alt: Sudan golder sparrow), Passer melanurus (english: Cape sparrow), Passer moabiticus (english: Dead Sea sparrow), Passer montanus (english: Eurasian tree sparrow), Passer motitensis (english: rufous sparrow), Passer pyrrhonotus (english: Sind sparrow), Passer rufocinctus (alt: Kenya rufous sparrow), Passer rutilans (english: cinnamon sparrow), Passer shelleyi, Passer simplex (english: desert sparrow), Passer suahelicus (english: Swahili sparrow), Passer swainsonii, Passer zarudnyi †Passer hiri (english: species)
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          "english": "superkingdom",
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          "english": "subphylum",
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          "word": "Vertebrata"
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        {
          "english": "infraphylum",
          "sense": "genus",
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          "word": "Gnathostomata"
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          "english": "family",
          "sense": "genus",
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          "english": "order",
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          "translation": "order",
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        },
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          "english": "suborder",
          "sense": "genus",
          "translation": "suborder",
          "word": "Passeri"
        },
        {
          "english": "infraorder",
          "sense": "genus",
          "translation": "infraorder",
          "word": "Passerides"
        },
        {
          "english": "parvorder",
          "sense": "genus",
          "translation": "parvorder",
          "word": "Passerida"
        },
        {
          "english": "superfamily",
          "sense": "genus",
          "translation": "superfamily",
          "word": "Passeroidea"
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      ],
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          "english": "Saxaul sparrow",
          "sense": "genus",
          "translation": "Saxaul sparrow",
          "word": "Passer ammodendri"
        },
        {
          "english": "Somali sparrow",
          "sense": "genus",
          "translation": "Somali sparrow",
          "word": "Passer castanopterus"
        },
        {
          "english": "Kordofan sparrow",
          "sense": "genus",
          "translation": "Kordofan sparrow",
          "word": "Passer cordofanicus"
        },
        {
          "english": "southern grey-headed sparrow",
          "sense": "genus",
          "translation": "southern grey-headed sparrow",
          "word": "Passer diffusus"
        },
        {
          "english": "house sparrow",
          "sense": "genus",
          "translation": "house sparrow",
          "word": "Passer domesticus"
        },
        {
          "english": "chestnut sparrow",
          "sense": "genus",
          "translation": "chestnut sparrow",
          "word": "Passer eminibey"
        },
        {
          "sense": "genus",
          "word": "Passer euchlorus"
        },
        {
          "sense": "genus",
          "word": "Passer flaveolus"
        },
        {
          "english": "parrot-billed sparrow",
          "sense": "genus",
          "translation": "parrot-billed sparrow",
          "word": "Passer gongonensis"
        },
        {
          "english": "northern grey-headed sparrow",
          "sense": "genus",
          "translation": "northern grey-headed sparrow",
          "word": "Passer griseus"
        },
        {
          "sense": "genus",
          "word": "Passer hemileucus"
        },
        {
          "english": "Spanish sparrow",
          "sense": "genus",
          "translation": "Spanish sparrow",
          "word": "Passer hispaniolensis"
        },
        {
          "sense": "genus",
          "taxonomic": "Iago sparrow",
          "word": "Passer iagoensis"
        },
        {
          "english": "Socotra sparrow",
          "sense": "genus",
          "translation": "Socotra sparrow",
          "word": "Passer insularis"
        },
        {
          "english": "Italian sparrow",
          "sense": "genus",
          "translation": "Italian sparrow",
          "word": "Passer italiae"
        },
        {
          "alt": "Sudan golder sparrow",
          "sense": "genus",
          "word": "Passer luteus"
        },
        {
          "english": "Cape sparrow",
          "sense": "genus",
          "translation": "Cape sparrow",
          "word": "Passer melanurus"
        },
        {
          "english": "Dead Sea sparrow",
          "sense": "genus",
          "translation": "Dead Sea sparrow",
          "word": "Passer moabiticus"
        },
        {
          "english": "Eurasian tree sparrow",
          "sense": "genus",
          "translation": "Eurasian tree sparrow",
          "word": "Passer montanus"
        },
        {
          "english": "rufous sparrow",
          "sense": "genus",
          "translation": "rufous sparrow",
          "word": "Passer motitensis"
        },
        {
          "english": "Sind sparrow",
          "sense": "genus",
          "translation": "Sind sparrow",
          "word": "Passer pyrrhonotus"
        },
        {
          "alt": "Kenya rufous sparrow",
          "sense": "genus",
          "word": "Passer rufocinctus"
        },
        {
          "english": "cinnamon sparrow",
          "sense": "genus",
          "translation": "cinnamon sparrow",
          "word": "Passer rutilans"
        },
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          "sense": "genus",
          "word": "Passer shelleyi"
        },
        {
          "english": "desert sparrow",
          "sense": "genus",
          "translation": "desert sparrow",
          "word": "Passer simplex"
        },
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          "english": "Swahili sparrow",
          "sense": "genus",
          "translation": "Swahili sparrow",
          "word": "Passer suahelicus"
        },
        {
          "sense": "genus",
          "word": "Passer swainsonii"
        },
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          "english": "species",
          "sense": "genus",
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          "word": "Passer zarudnyi †Passer hiri"
        }
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      "english": "suborder",
      "sense": "genus",
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    {
      "english": "infraorder",
      "sense": "genus",
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      "english": "parvorder",
      "sense": "genus",
      "translation": "parvorder",
      "word": "Passerida"
    },
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      "english": "superfamily",
      "sense": "genus",
      "translation": "superfamily",
      "word": "Passeroidea"
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      "english": "family",
      "sense": "genus",
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      "english": "Saxaul sparrow",
      "sense": "genus",
      "translation": "Saxaul sparrow",
      "word": "Passer ammodendri"
    },
    {
      "english": "Somali sparrow",
      "sense": "genus",
      "translation": "Somali sparrow",
      "word": "Passer castanopterus"
    },
    {
      "english": "Kordofan sparrow",
      "sense": "genus",
      "translation": "Kordofan sparrow",
      "word": "Passer cordofanicus"
    },
    {
      "english": "southern grey-headed sparrow",
      "sense": "genus",
      "translation": "southern grey-headed sparrow",
      "word": "Passer diffusus"
    },
    {
      "english": "house sparrow",
      "sense": "genus",
      "translation": "house sparrow",
      "word": "Passer domesticus"
    },
    {
      "english": "chestnut sparrow",
      "sense": "genus",
      "translation": "chestnut sparrow",
      "word": "Passer eminibey"
    },
    {
      "sense": "genus",
      "word": "Passer euchlorus"
    },
    {
      "sense": "genus",
      "word": "Passer flaveolus"
    },
    {
      "english": "parrot-billed sparrow",
      "sense": "genus",
      "translation": "parrot-billed sparrow",
      "word": "Passer gongonensis"
    },
    {
      "english": "northern grey-headed sparrow",
      "sense": "genus",
      "translation": "northern grey-headed sparrow",
      "word": "Passer griseus"
    },
    {
      "sense": "genus",
      "word": "Passer hemileucus"
    },
    {
      "english": "Spanish sparrow",
      "sense": "genus",
      "translation": "Spanish sparrow",
      "word": "Passer hispaniolensis"
    },
    {
      "sense": "genus",
      "taxonomic": "Iago sparrow",
      "word": "Passer iagoensis"
    },
    {
      "english": "Socotra sparrow",
      "sense": "genus",
      "translation": "Socotra sparrow",
      "word": "Passer insularis"
    },
    {
      "english": "Italian sparrow",
      "sense": "genus",
      "translation": "Italian sparrow",
      "word": "Passer italiae"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Sudan golder sparrow",
      "sense": "genus",
      "word": "Passer luteus"
    },
    {
      "english": "Cape sparrow",
      "sense": "genus",
      "translation": "Cape sparrow",
      "word": "Passer melanurus"
    },
    {
      "english": "Dead Sea sparrow",
      "sense": "genus",
      "translation": "Dead Sea sparrow",
      "word": "Passer moabiticus"
    },
    {
      "english": "Eurasian tree sparrow",
      "sense": "genus",
      "translation": "Eurasian tree sparrow",
      "word": "Passer montanus"
    },
    {
      "english": "rufous sparrow",
      "sense": "genus",
      "translation": "rufous sparrow",
      "word": "Passer motitensis"
    },
    {
      "english": "Sind sparrow",
      "sense": "genus",
      "translation": "Sind sparrow",
      "word": "Passer pyrrhonotus"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Kenya rufous sparrow",
      "sense": "genus",
      "word": "Passer rufocinctus"
    },
    {
      "english": "cinnamon sparrow",
      "sense": "genus",
      "translation": "cinnamon sparrow",
      "word": "Passer rutilans"
    },
    {
      "sense": "genus",
      "word": "Passer shelleyi"
    },
    {
      "english": "desert sparrow",
      "sense": "genus",
      "translation": "desert sparrow",
      "word": "Passer simplex"
    },
    {
      "english": "Swahili sparrow",
      "sense": "genus",
      "translation": "Swahili sparrow",
      "word": "Passer suahelicus"
    },
    {
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      "word": "Passer swainsonii"
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