Definition of sparrow

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Sparrow (n.) Any one of several small singing birds somewhat resembling the true sparrows in form or habits, as the European hedge sparrow. See under Hedge..

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Shufflewing :: Shufflewing (n.) The hedg sparrow.
Sparve :: Sparve (n.) The hedge sparrow.
Chanter :: Chanter (n.) The hedge sparrow.
Sparrowwort :: Sparrowwort (n.) An evergreen shrub of the genus Erica (E. passerina).
Kestrel :: Kestrel (n.) A small, slender European hawk (Falco alaudarius), allied to the sparrow hawk. Its color is reddish fawn, streaked and spotted with white and black. Also called windhover and stannel. The name is also applied to other allied species..
Twite :: Twite (n.) The European tree sparrow.
Bunting :: Bunting (n.) A bird of the genus Emberiza, or of an allied genus, related to the finches and sparrows (family Fringillidae)..
Water Sparrow :: Water sparrow () The reed bunting.
Sparrowgrass :: Sparrowgrass (n.) Asparagus.
Eyasmusket :: Eyasmusket (n.) An unfledged or young male sparrow hawk.
Musket :: Musket (n.) The male of the sparrow hawk.
Fringilla :: Fringilla (a.) A genus of birds, with a short, conical, pointed bill. It formerly included all the sparrows and finches, but is now restricted to certain European finches, like the chaffinch and brambling..
Hawk :: Hawk (n.) One of numerous species and genera of rapacious birds of the family Falconidae. They differ from the true falcons in lacking the prominent tooth and notch of the bill, and in having shorter and less pointed wings. Many are of large size and grade into the eagles. Some, as the goshawk, were formerly trained like falcons. In a more general sense the word is not infrequently applied, also, to true falcons, as the sparrow hawk, pigeon hawk, duck hawk, and prairie hawk..
Peabody Bird :: Peabody bird () An American sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) having a conspicuous white throat. The name is imitative of its note. Called also White-throated sparrow.
Titling :: Titling (n.) The hedge sparrow; -- called also titlene. Its nest often chosen by the cuckoo as a place for depositing its own eggs.
Segge :: Segge (n.) The hedge sparrow.
Fringilline :: Fringilline (a.) Pertaining to the family Fringillidae; characteristic of finches; sparrowlike.
Sparrow :: Sparrow (n.) One of many species of small singing birds of the family Fringilligae, having conical bills, and feeding chiefly on seeds. Many sparrows are called also finches, and buntings. The common sparrow, or house sparrow, of Europe (Passer domesticus) is noted for its familiarity, its voracity, its attachment to its young, and its fecundity. See House sparrow, under House..
Whitecap :: Whitecap (n.) The European tree sparrow.
Pinnock :: Pinnock (n.) The hedge sparrow.
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