noun
any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
• Syn: ↑sparrow
• Hypernyms: ↑passerine, ↑passeriform bird
• Hyponyms: ↑English sparrow, ↑house sparrow, ↑Passer domesticus, ↑tree sparrow, ↑Passer montanus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Passeridae, ↑family Passeridae
Useful english dictionary. 2012.