GENUS PASSER

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Passer mean? 

• GENUS PASSER (noun)
  The noun GENUS PASSER has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Passeridae

  Familiarity information: GENUS PASSER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS PASSER (noun)

Meaning:

Type genus of the Passeridae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Passer; Passer

Hypernyms ("genus Passer" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "genus Passer"):

English sparrow; house sparrow; Passer domesticus (small hardy brown-and-grey bird native to Europe)

Passer montanus; tree sparrow (Eurasian sparrow smaller than the house sparrow)

Holonyms ("genus Passer" is a member of...):

family Passeridae; Passeridae (true sparrows: Old world birds formerly considered weaverbirds)