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sparrow
[ spar-oh ]
noun
- any of numerous American finches of the family Emberizinae. Compare chipping sparrow, song sparrow.
- any member of the Old World genus Passer, formerly thought to be closely related to the weaverbirds but now placed in their own family, Passeridae.
- British. the house sparrow.
- any of several other unrelated small birds. Compare Java sparrow, hedge sparrow.
- Sparrow, Military. a 12-foot (4-meter), all-weather, radar-guided U.S. air-to-air missile with an 88-pound (40-kilogram) high-explosive warhead.
sparrow
/ 藞蝉辫忙谤蓹蕣 /
noun
- any weaverbird of the genus Passer and related genera, esp the house sparrow, having a brown or grey plumage and feeding on seeds or insects
- any of various North American finches, such as the chipping sparrow ( Spizella passerina ), that have a dullish streaked plumage
Derived Forms
- 藞蝉辫补谤谤辞飞-藢濒颈办别, adjective
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 蝉辫补谤顎价辞飞路濒别蝉蝉 adjective
- 蝉辫补谤顎价辞飞路濒颈办别顎 adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of sparrow1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of sparrow1
Example Sentences
This book really changed my opinion on house sparrows.
I regularly overhear other birders marveling over the flashy warblers in breeding plumage, while overlooking other comparatively less-flashy birds like vireos and sparrows.
This year it dropped from third to fourth place behind the tree sparrow, the blue tit and the wood pigeon.
Mr and Mrs Towndrow, from Cardiff, met 30 years ago, having two children and amassing a number of pets including dogs, cats and even a sparrow.
鈥淯rban birds鈥 associated with humans, such as pigeons, European starlings and house sparrows, will likely continue to survive.
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