sparrow

noun

1. any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects

   noun.animal

   Synonyms true sparrow

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. small brownish European songbird

   noun.animal

   Synonyms dunnock hedge sparrow prunella modularis

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. One of many species of small singing birds of the family <i>Fringillig&aelig;</i>, having conical bills, and feeding chiefly on seeds. Many sparrows are called also <i>finches</i>, and <i>buntings</i>. The common sparrow, or house sparrow, of Europe (<i>Passer domesticus</i>) is noted for its familiarity, its voracity, its attachment to its young, and its fecundity. See <i>House sparrow</i>, under <u>House</u>.

   noun

   Source: webster1913