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sparrow

10 entries found.

Main Entry:
spar·row 
          Listen to the pronunciation of sparrow
Pronunciation:
\ˈspa-(ˌ)rō\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English sparow, from Old English spearwa; akin to Old High German sparo sparrow
Date:
before 12th century
1: any of a genus (Passer of the family Passeridae) of small chiefly brownish or grayish Old World oscine songbirds that include some which have been widely introduced ; especially : house sparrow2: any of numerous finches (family Emberizidae) that are New World birds (as the song sparrow or tree sparrow) resembling the Old World sparrows
spar·row·like 
          Listen to the pronunciation of sparrowlike \-rō-ˌlīk, -rə-ˌlīk\ adjective


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