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Definition of Passer domesticus
1. Noun. Small hardy brown-and-grey bird native to Europe.
Generic synonyms: Sparrow, True Sparrow
Group relationships: Genus Passer, Passer
Lexicographical Neighbors of Passer Domesticus
| Pashtuns Pasiphae Pasir Ris Paspalum dilatatum Paspalum distichum Paspalum notatum |
Literary usage of Passer domesticus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cyclopædia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia: Commercial by Edward Balfour (1885)
"Some ornithologists regard the passer domesticus, P. Italia1 (vel ... even than
passer domesticus,—a fact noticed of it alike iu N. Africa and in Kohat. ..."
2. The Coues Check List of North American Birds by Elliott Coues (1882)
"... nearly or quite all civilized languages ; some of them may be here noticed.— 1.
passer domesticus, literally "house sparrow," is itself a very old Latin ..."
3. The House Sparrow at Home and Abroad: With Some Concluding Remarks Upon Its by Thomas George Gentry (1878)
"T. House Sparrow (passer domesticus). The Ornithological Guide, p. 195. London.
... Barlow, TW passer domesticus. A Chart of British Ornithology. London. ..."
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