- house sparrow
- noun Date: 1674 a sparrow (Passer domesticus) native to Eurasia that has been introduced worldwide and is found especially in urban and agricultural areas — called also English sparrow
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House Sparrow — Male in Australia Female in England … Wikipedia
house sparrow — n. ENGLISH SPARROW … English World dictionary
house sparrow — a small, hardy, buffy brown and gray bird, Passer domesticus, of Europe, introduced into America, Australia, etc. Also called English sparrow. [1665 75] * * * or English sparrow One of the world s best known and most abundant small birds (Passer… … Universalium
house sparrow — noun small hardy brown and grey bird native to Europe • Syn: ↑English sparrow, ↑Passer domesticus • Hypernyms: ↑sparrow, ↑true sparrow • Member Holonyms: ↑Passer, ↑genus Passer … Useful english dictionary
House Sparrow — naminis žvirblis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Passer domesticus angl. House Sparrow vok. Haussperling … Paukščių anatomijos terminai
house sparrow — naminis žvirblis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Passer domesticus angl. house sparrow vok. Haussperling, m rus. домовый воробей, m pranc. moineau domestique, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – tikrieji žvirbliai … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
house sparrow — house′ spar row n. orn a hardy brown and gray songbird, Passer domesticus, native to Eurasia: now common in much of the world near human habitation Also called English sparrow Etymology: 1665–75 … From formal English to slang
house sparrow — noun a common brown and grey sparrow that nests in the eaves and roofs of houses. [Passer domesticus.] … English new terms dictionary
house sparrow — /ˈhaʊs spæroʊ/ (say hows sparoh) noun → sparrow …
Sparrow — Spar row, n. [OE. sparwe, AS. spearwa; akin to OHG. sparo, G. sperling, Icel. sp[ o]rr, Dan. spurv, spurre, Sw. sparf, Goth. sparwa; originally, probably, the quiverer or flutterer, and akin to E. spurn. See {Spurn}, and cf. {Spavin}.] 1. (Zo[… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
