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- proper noun A taxonomic
family within theorder Passeriformes — Old Worldsparrows and snowfinches.
Etymologies
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Passer + -idae
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Examples
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These include different redstarts (Muscicapidae), swallows (Hirundinidae), larks (Alaudidae), sparrows (Passeridae), common and European goldfinch (Fringillidae), and buntings.
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