PASSER MONTANUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Passer montanus mean? 

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

1. Eurasian sparrow smaller than the house sparrow

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• PASSER MONTANUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Eurasian sparrow smaller than the house sparrow

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Passer montanus; tree sparrow

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

sparrow; true sparrow (any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects)

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

genus Passer; Passer (type genus of the Passeridae)