| 单词 | house sparrow |
| 释义 | > as lemmashouse sparrow house sparrow n. a common brown and grey sparrow, Passer domesticus, widespread from Europe to southern Asia, which nests in the eaves and roofs of houses. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > seed eaters > family Ploceidae > [noun] > subfamily Ploceinae (weaver) > genus Passer > passer domesticus (sparrow) sparrowc725 phipc1400 Philipa1500 house sparrow1653 spug1808 sprug1815 spruggie1845 spurgie1849 spadger1862 spur1866 spuggy1874 spurg1882 gutter-bird1896 sparrer1935 1653 N. Culpeper Pharmacopœia Londinensis 52/1 There are certain Living-Creatures, called..House Sparrows, and Hedg Sparrows, Frogs, Scincus, Land Scorpions, [etc.]. 1776 Lady A. Miller Lett. from Italy II. xxviii. 65 This soup was removed by a dish of broiled house-sparrows. Need I say we went to bed supperless? 1897 Times 5 Jan. 10/4 House sparrows feed on grain during the winter. 1998 Daily Tel. 2 Jan. 12/3 The majority of Europe's chaffinches winter in southern Europe and North Africa, but house sparrows, great tits and yellowhammers mostly stay at home, seldom moving more than a few miles. < as lemmas |
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