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spar·row
\ˈspa](ˌ)rō, ]_rə; ]_rəw, ]_rō+V; also ˈspe]\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English sparwe, sparowe, sparow, from Old English spearwa; akin to Old High German sparo sparrow, Old Norse spörr, Gothic sparwa sparrow, Cornish frau crow, Greek sparasion, a bird resembling a sparrow, psar starling, Old Prussian spurglis sparrow
1. : house sparrow; broadly : any of various related birds of the genus Passer
2. : any of numerous finches resembling the house sparrow in size and shape and in having plumage streaked with brown or gray — see chipping sparrow, field sparrow, hedge sparrow, sage sparrow, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tree sparrow
3. : mouse gray
4.
a. : an undersized person
b. : one who is of aggressively active and markedly self-reliant temperament |