sparrow 
1. any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects (Freq. 1) • Syn: true sparrow • Hypernyms: passerine, passeriform bird • Hyponyms: English sparrow, house sparrow, Passer domesticus, tree sparrow, Passer montanus • Member Holonyms: Passeridae, family Passeridae 2. small brownish European songbird • Syn: hedge sparrow, dunnock, Prunella modularis • Hypernyms: accentor
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