Noun: Java sparrow 'jaa-vu'sper-ow [N. Amer], 'jaa-vu'spa-row [Brit]
- Small finch-like Indonesian weaverbird that frequents rice fields
"Java sparrows gathered in large flocks among the rice paddies";
- Java finch, ricebird, Padda oryzivora
Derived forms: Java sparrows
Type of: weaver, weaver finch, weaverbird
Part of: genus Padda, Padda
Encyclopedia: Java sparrow