Sparrow meaning
Sparrow meaning A sparrow is a small brown bird. Sparrows live near humans and have a pretty, musical song.
A sparrow is a different bird in the US than it is in other parts of the world. A “true sparrow” is found mainly in Europe, where it commonly nests in the eaves of buildings and in trees in cities. American sparrows got their name because they resemble true sparrows at first glance — they’re both small, round, brownish birds — but they’re from completely different families.
Definitions of sparrow
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any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
synonyms:
true sparrowtypes:- English sparrow, Passer domesticus, house sparrow
small hardy brown-and-grey bird native to Europe
- Passer montanus, tree sparrow
Eurasian sparrow smaller than the house sparrow
type of:
- passeriform bird, passerine
perching birds mostly small and living near the ground with feet having 4 toes arranged to allow for gripping the perch; most are songbirds; hatchlings are helpless
- English sparrow, Passer domesticus, house sparrow
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small brownish European songbird
synonyms:
Prunella modularis, dunnock, hedge sparrowtype of:- accentor
small sparrow-like songbird of mountainous regions of Eurasia
- accentor
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