rock sparrow
noun
1Any of several brownish grey Old World sparrows of (or formerly of) the genus Petronia (family Ploceidae), which frequent rocky country (frequently with distinguishing word); especially P. petronia, found from Portugal and Morocco to Central Asia.
2 US a rufous-crowned sparrow of the subspecies Aimophila ruficeps eremoeca (family Emberizidae) (now rare ).
Origin
Mid 19th century.
- trench digging
- trench drain
- trencher
- trencherman
- trench fever
- trench foot
- trench grave
- trench-guard
- trench kitchen
- trench knife
- trench light
- trench-like
- trenchman
- trench-master
- trench mortar
- trench mouth
- trenchoscope
- trench periscope
- trench planting
- trench raid
- trench rat
- trenchscope
- trench-to-trench
- trench war
- trench warfare