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Noun: tree sparrow  tree sper-ow [N. Amer], tree spa-row [Brit]
  1. Eurasian sparrow smaller than the house sparrow
    "Tree sparrows gathered straw for their nests";
    - Passer montanus
     
  2. Finch common in winter in the northern U.S.
    "Tree sparrows gathered at the feeder during the snowstorm";
    - Spizella arborea

Derived forms: tree sparrows

Type of: New World sparrow, sparrow, true sparrow

Part of: genus Passer, genus Spizella, Passer, Spizella

Encyclopedia: Tree sparrow