"English sparrow" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: English sparrows [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} English sparrow (plural English sparrows)
  1. A very common small bird of the species Passer domesticus. Categories (lifeform): True sparrows
    Sense id: en-English_sparrow-en-noun-6jGZnX3g Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Synonyms (Passer domesticus): house sparrow, Indian sparrow, Indian house sparrow, sparr, sparrer, spadger, spadgick, philip, spuggy, spur, sprig, spatzie, spotsie

Inflected forms

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