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sparrow

/'spæroʊ/

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

type of:
passerine passeriform bird
noun
small brownish European songbird
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dunnock hedge sparrow prunella modularis

type of:
accentor

Definition that contains sparrow

sinornis sparrow-sized fossil bird of the Jurassic period to the Cretaceous period having a keeled breastbone and vestigial tail; found in China; considered possibly the second most primitive of all birds
new world sparrow sparrow-like North American finches
ibero-mesornis sparrow-sized fossil bird of the Cretaceous period having a vestigial tail; found in Spain; considered possibly the third most primitive of all birds