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sparrow::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | true sparrow |
| Type of | passerine, passeriform bird |
| Has types | house sparrow, passer domesticus, passer montanus, tree sparrow, english sparrow |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | dunnock, hedge sparrow, prunella modularis |
| Type of | accentor |
Examples of sparrow
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Brown said house-sparrow populations are dwindling, although no one is sure why.
From the dispatch.com
Every time an American joins the ranks of the jobless, a sparrow dies in Persia.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
Half-blind, sparrow-like, fastidious, she spoke in a timid, almost repressed way.
From the telegraph.co.uk
They tramp along a road in stifling heat until they encounter the hanged sparrow.
From the time.com
They had come to the edge of the Mobile-Tensaw Delta to find a Bachman's sparrow.
From the al.com
Their sizes ranged from a sparrow to a Cessna plane with a wingspan of 35 feet.
From the sciencedaily.com
Two days after the junco episode, a song sparrow was behaving in the same manner.
From the thenewstribune.com
A cool morning and a weedy patch make a great combination for sparrow watching.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Sparrow is taken prisoner aboard the Pearl, and Barbossa pursues the Interceptor.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
- Hedge sparrow: small brownish European songbird
- True sparrows, the Old World sparrows in the family Passeridae, are small passerine birds. As eight or more species nest in or near buildings, and the House Sparrow and Eurasian Tree Sparrow in particular inhabit cities in large numbers, sparrows may be the most familiar of all wild birds.
- Sparrow (Storia di una capinera) is a 1993 Italian drama film directed by Franco Zeffirelli. It is an adaptation of Giovanni Verga's novel, Storia di una capinera and was filmed in Sicily in 1993 . It stars Angela Bettis, and premiered at the Tokyo International Film Festival in October 1993.
- Sparrow is a 2008 Hong Kong caper film produced and directed by Johnnie To. The film stars veteran Milkyway Image cast and crew alumni Simon Yam, Lam Ka-Tung, Law Wing-Cheong and Kenneth Cheung as a small gang of pickpockets, with each member being mysteriously approached by a beautiful ...
- Sparrow is an upcoming slasher horror film due for release in late 2010. Produced by independent filmmaker Wojciech Stuchlik, and supported by a mainly Polish crew, the film is directed by Shaun Troke and stars Jack W. ...
- Sparrow is a poet who has been published in The New Yorker, The Quarterly, and The New York Times. He has also produced several books of poetry with a number of poetry organizations, including the St. Mark's Poetry Project. He served as editor for the literary journal Big Fish. ...
- Sparrow (Jubilation Lee) is a fictional Amalgam Comics superhero and sidekick to Dark Claw. She is an amalgamation of DC Comics' Robin and Marvel Comics' Jubilee. She first appeared in Legends of the Dark Claw #1. It is notable that in the crossover "Marvel vs. ...
- "Sparrow" is a 1977 jazz song recorded by singer Marvin Gaye issued on the singer's 1978 album, Here, My Dear album. ...
