"sparrow" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: passeriform bird, passerine - perching birds mostly small and living near the ground with feet having 4 toes arranged to allow for gripping the perch; most are songbirds; hatchlings are helpless
subtypes:
- english sparrow, house sparrow, passer domesticus - small hardy brown-and-grey bird native to Europe
- passer montanus, tree sparrow - Eurasian sparrow smaller than the house sparrow
belongs to: family passeridae, passeridae - true sparrows: Old world birds formerly considered weaverbirds

same as: true sparrow
is a type of: accentor - small sparrow-like songbird of mountainous regions of Eurasia

same as: dunnock, hedge sparrow, prunella modularis