"true sparrow" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: true sparrows [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} true sparrow (plural true sparrows)
  1. Any Old World sparrow, especially one of the genus Passer.
    Sense id: en-true_sparrow-en-noun-9qW2kufO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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