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Definition of Sparrows

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["o]l.) One of many species of small singing birds of the family Fringillig[ae], 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. Note: The following American species are well known; the chipping sparrow, or chippy, the sage sparrow, the savanna sparrow, the song sparrow, the tree sparrow, and the white-throated sparrow (see Peabody bird). See these terms under Sage, Savanna, etc. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several small singing birds somewhat resembling the true sparrows in form or habits, as the European hedge sparrow. See under Hedge. He that doth the ravens feed, Yea, providently caters for the sparrow, Be comfort to my age! --Shak. Field sparrow, Fox sparrow, etc. See under Field, Fox, etc. Sparrow bill, a small nail; a castiron shoe nail; a sparable. Sparrow hawk. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A small European hawk (Accipiter nisus) or any of the allied species. (b) A small American falcon (Falco sparverius). (c) The Australian collared sparrow hawk (Accipiter torquatus). Note: The name is applied to other small hawks, as the European kestrel and the New Zealand quail hawk. Sparrow owl (Zo["o]l.), a small owl (Glaucidium passerinum) found both in the Old World and the New. The name is also applied to other species of small owls. Sparrow spear (Zo["o]l.), the female of the reed bunting. [Prov. Eng.]

Meaning of Sparrows from wikipedia

- Look up sparrow or spadger in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sparrow may refer to: Old World sparrows, family P****eridae New World sparrows, family...
- to the house sparrow, but are shared, with small variations, by all sparrows. Some variation is seen in the 12 subspecies of house sparrows, which are divided...
- II The Sparrows (band), a Canadian 1960s blues rock band The Sparrows: a Study of the Genus P****er, a 1988 book by J. Denis Summers-Smith Sparrow (disambiguation)...
- Old World sparrows are a group of small p****erine birds forming the family P****eridae. They are also known as true sparrows, a name also used for a particular...
- the sparrows P****er spp. in the White Stork Ciconia ciconia nests in a stork colony in Klopot (W Poland)" (PDF). International Studies on Sparrows. 30:...
- elimination: rats, flies, mosquitoes, and sparrows. The extermination of sparrows – also known as the smash sparrows campaign (Chinese: 打麻雀运动; pinyin: dǎ máquè...
- JSTOR 4158288. Byers, Clive; Olsson, Urban (1995). Sparrows and Buntings: A Guide to the Sparrows and Buntings of North America and the World. Houghton...
- The song sparrow (Melospiza melodia) is a medium-sized New World sparrow. Among the native sparrows in North America, it is easily one of the most abundant...
- Sparrows was a Canadian blues rock band of the 1960s. Notable for being the first group to bring musician John Kay into the mainstream, the Sparrows later...
- worked at a Zen Buddhist temple. "CLOUD OF SPARROWS | Kirkus Reviews". August 15, 2002. "CLOUD OF SPARROWS by Takashi Matsuoka". publishersw****ly.com...