noun
true sparrows: Old world birds formerly considered weaverbirds
• Syn: ↑family Passeridae
• Hypernyms: ↑bird family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Oscines, ↑suborder Oscines, ↑Passeres, ↑suborder Passeres
• Member Meronyms: ↑sparrow, ↑true sparrow, ↑Passer, ↑genus Passer
Useful english dictionary. 2012.