field sparrow

field sparrow
noun
common North American finch of brushy pasturelands
Syn: ↑Spizella pusilla
Hypernyms: ↑New World sparrow
Member Holonyms: ↑Spizella, ↑genus Spizella

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noun
: a sparrow that frequents fields:
a. : a small American sparrow (Spizella pusilla) closely related to the chipping sparrow but paler colored

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a common North American finch, Spizella pusilla, found in brushy pasturelands.
[1800-10, Amer.]

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field sparrow,
a North American sparrow with a rusty crown and pink bill, found in overgrown pastures and brushy areas.

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  • Field sparrow — Sparrow Spar row, n. [OE. sparwe, AS. spearwa; akin to OHG. sparo, G. sperling, Icel. sp[ o]rr, Dan. spurv, spurre, Sw. sparf, Goth. sparwa; originally, probably, the quiverer or flutterer, and akin to E. spurn. See {Spurn}, and cf. {Spavin}.] 1 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Field sparrow — Field Field (f[=e]ld), n. [OE. feld, fild, AS. feld; akin to D. veld, G. feld, Sw. f[ a]lt, Dan. felt, Icel. fold field of grass, AS. folde earth, land, ground, OS. folda.] 1. Cleared land; land suitable for tillage or pasture; cultivated ground; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • field sparrow — ☆ field sparrow n. a rust colored North American sparrow (Spizella pusilla) with a whitish belly and pink bill …   English World dictionary

  • Field Sparrow — Taxobox name = Field Sparrow status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes familia = Emberizidae genus = Spizella species = S. pusilla binomial = Spizella pusilla binomial authority …   Wikipedia

  • field sparrow — mažoji žvirblinė starta statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Spizella pusilla angl. field sparrow vok. Feldammer, f; Klapperammer, f rus. малая воробьиная овсянка, f pranc. bruant des champs, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas –… …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

  • field sparrow — field′ spar row n. orn a common North American finch, Spizella pusilla, of brushy pasturelands • Etymology: 1800–10, amer …   From formal English to slang

  • field sparrow — a common North American finch, Spizella pusilla, found in brushy pasturelands. [1800 10, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

  • Sparrow — Spar row, n. [OE. sparwe, AS. spearwa; akin to OHG. sparo, G. sperling, Icel. sp[ o]rr, Dan. spurv, spurre, Sw. sparf, Goth. sparwa; originally, probably, the quiverer or flutterer, and akin to E. spurn. See {Spurn}, and cf. {Spavin}.] 1. (Zo[… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sparrow bill — Sparrow Spar row, n. [OE. sparwe, AS. spearwa; akin to OHG. sparo, G. sperling, Icel. sp[ o]rr, Dan. spurv, spurre, Sw. sparf, Goth. sparwa; originally, probably, the quiverer or flutterer, and akin to E. spurn. See {Spurn}, and cf. {Spavin}.] 1 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sparrow hawk — Sparrow Spar row, n. [OE. sparwe, AS. spearwa; akin to OHG. sparo, G. sperling, Icel. sp[ o]rr, Dan. spurv, spurre, Sw. sparf, Goth. sparwa; originally, probably, the quiverer or flutterer, and akin to E. spurn. See {Spurn}, and cf. {Spavin}.] 1 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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