单词 | english sparrow |
释义 | > as lemmasEnglish sparrow English sparrow n. chiefly U.S. the house sparrow, Passer domesticus, which was introduced to North America, Australia, and New Zealand from Europe. ΚΠ 1814 H. Salt Voy. Abyssinia App. IV. p. xlviii The common house sparrow of Abyssinia..builds under the eaves of the huts, and has the domestic manners of the English sparrow. 1875 Overland Monthly June 566/2 Here in the city of San Francisco is established a colony..of English sparrows. 1907 ‘N. Blanchan’ Birds Every Child should Know viii. 108 How wonderfully that saucy little gamin, the English sparrow, has adjusted himself to this new land! 2001 Compar. Stud. Society & Hist. 43 249 Like house mice, English sparrows, and Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes, maize requires human presence to survive. < as lemmas |
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