| sparrow | 1. <ornithology> One of many species of small singing birds of the family Fringilligae, 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. 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. <zoology> Any one of several small singing birds somewhat resembling the true sparrows in form or habits, as the European hedge sparrow. See 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 Field, Fox, etc. Sparrow bill, a small nail; a castiron shoe nail; a sparable. Sparrow hawk. <zoology> The female of the reed bunting. Origin: OE. Sparwe, AS. Spearwa; akin to OHG. Sparo, G. Sperling, Icel. Sporr, Dan. Spurv, spurre, Sw. Sparf, Goth. Sparwa; originally, probably, the quiverer or flutterer, and akin to E. Spurn. See Spurn, and cf. Spavin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| sparrow limit | <microscopy> The spatial frequency at which the modulation transfer function just becomes 0. See: Abbe limit, Rayleigh criterion. (05 Aug 1998) |
| sparrowwort | <botany> An evergreen shrub of the genus Erica (E. Passerina). Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| water sparrow | <zoology> The reed warbler. The reed bunting. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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Synonyms : Sparrow
| sparrow | small brownish European songbird |
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| sparrow | any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects |
| sparrow | small hawk of Eurasia and North Africa |
| sparrow | small North American falcon |
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