- hedge sparrow
- nounsmall brownish European songbird• Syn: ↑sparrow, ↑dunnock, ↑Prunella modularis• Hypernyms: ↑accentor
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noun: a common European bird (Prunella modularis syn. Accentor modularis) that resembles a thrush, frequents hedges, and is reddish brown and ashen gray with the wing coverts tipped with white — called also dunnock, hedge accentor* * *
the dunnock.[1520-30]* * *
hedge sparrow or formerly also hedge warbler nounThe dunnock (Prunella modularis), a small bird that frequents hedges, superficially like a sparrow but with a more slender bill• • •Main Entry: ↑hedge* * *
a small brown bird that is common in woods in EuropeThesaurus: species of birdhyponym* * *
hedge sparrow,a small European warbler that frequents hedges; dunnock.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.