noun
small hardy brown-and-grey bird native to Europe
• Syn: ↑English sparrow, ↑Passer domesticus
• Hypernyms: ↑sparrow, ↑true sparrow
• Member Holonyms: ↑Passer, ↑genus Passer
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a common small grey and brown bird that lives in the roofs of houses
Useful english dictionary. 2012.