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sparrow

51 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. sparrow (noun)
  2. sparrow hawk (noun)
  3. sparrow owl (noun)
  4. sparrow-tail (adjective)
  5. Bachman's sparrow (noun)
  6. bell sparrow (noun)
  7. Brewer sparrow (noun)
  8. Cape sparrow (noun)
  9. chipping sparrow (noun)
  10. clay-colored sparrow (noun)
  11. cock sparrow (noun)
  12. desert sparrow (noun)
  13. diamond sparrow (noun)
  14. easing sparrow (noun)
  15. English sparrow (noun)
  16. field sparrow (noun)
  17. Forbush's sparrow (noun)
  18. fox sparrow (noun)
  19. Gambel sparrow (noun)
  20. golden-crowned sparrow (noun)
  21. grasshopper sparrow (noun)
  22. ground sparrow (noun)
  23. Harris's sparrow (noun)
  24. hedge sparrow (noun)
  25. hedge-sparrow egg (noun)
  26. Henslow's sparrow (noun)
  27. house sparrow (noun)
  28. Ipswich sparrow (noun)
  29. Java sparrow (noun)
  30. lark sparrow (noun)

spar·row

noun \ˈspa-(ˌ)rō\

Definition of SPARROW

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 sparrow
2
: 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 \-rō-ˌlīk, -rə-ˌlīk\ adjective
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Origin of SPARROW

Middle English sparow, from Old English spearwa; akin to Old High German sparo sparrow
First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with SPARROW

arrow, barrow, farrow, harrow, marrow, narrow

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