单词 | hedge sparrow |
释义 | hedge sparrown. A common British and European bird ( Accentor modularis), belonging to the Sylviidæ, or Warblers. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > non-arboreal (larks, etc.) > [noun] > family Prunellidae (accentor) > prunella modularis (hedge-sparrow) haysuggec1000 pinnockc1275 suggec1440 dunnock1483 Philipa1500 hedge sparrow1530 titlingc1550 dikesmowler1611 hedge-chat1821 hedge-accentora1825 shuffle-wing1829 chanter1831 Isaac1834 dicky1877 smoky1889 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 230/1 Hedge sparowe, a byrde. 1630 P. Massinger Picture sig. E3 Souldiers, that like the foolish hedge sparrow To their owne ruine hatch this Cucckow peace. 1789 G. White Let. in Nat. Hist. Selborne 105 Hedge-sparrows frequent sinks and gutters in hard weather, where they pick up crumbs and other sweepings. 1897 Times 2 Jan. 8/3 The so-called hedge sparrow is not a sparrow at all, the colour of the upper parts being its only similarity with that bird..it has nothing whatever in common with true sparrows. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1530 |
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