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Noun: house sparrow
  1. Small hardy brown-and-grey bird native to Europe
    "House sparrows chirped noisily from the eaves";
    - English sparrow, Passer domesticus

Derived forms: house sparrows

Type of: sparrow, true sparrow

Part of: genus Passer, Passer

Encyclopedia: House sparrow