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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
/ ˈæəʊ /
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
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Derived Forms
- ˈ貹Ƿ-ˌ, adjective
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Other Word Forms
- 貹۴Ƿ· adjective
- 貹۴Ƿ· adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sparrow1
First recorded before 900; Middle English sparowe, Old English spearwa; cognate with Gothic sparwa, Old Norse ǫ
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sparrow1
Old English spearwa; related to Old Norse ö, Old High German sparo
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Example Sentences
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This book really changed my opinion on house sparrows.
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I regularly overhear other birders marveling over the flashy warblers in breeding plumage, while overlooking other comparatively less-flashy birds like vireos and sparrows.
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This year it dropped from third to fourth place behind the tree sparrow, the blue tit and the wood pigeon.
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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.
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“Urban birds” associated with humans, such as pigeons, European starlings and house sparrows, will likely continue to survive.
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