hedge sparrow
noun
Definition of hedge sparrow
: a common European bird (Prunella modularis synonym Accentor modularis) that resembles a thrush, frequents hedges, and is reddish brown and ashen gray with the wing coverts tipped with white —called also dunnock, hedge accentor
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