sparrow

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Synonyms: sharrow, parrow, scarrow, uparrow

Antonyms: sharrow, parrow, scarrow, uparrow

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q14683}}The [[house sparrow]], {{taxfmt|Passer domesticus|species}}; a small [[bird]] with a short bill, and brown, white and gray feathers.
2. A member of the family {{taxfmt|Passeridae|family}}, comprising small [[Old World]] [[songbird]]s.
3. A member of the family {{taxfmt|Passerellidae|family}} (or {{taxfmt|Emberizidae|family}}, under classification systems that subsume the New World sparrows under Emberizidae), comprising small [[New World]] songbirds.
4. Generically, any [[small]], [[nondescript]] bird.
5. {{lb|en|UK|chiefly|London}} A quick-witted, lively person.

Proper noun

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