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sparrow

spar·row [ spárrō ] (plural spar·rows)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. small brownish songbird: a small dull-colored songbird with a short sturdy beak for cracking seeds. Family Passeridae.

2. bird resembling sparrow: a bird of the bunting family that resembles a sparrow. Family Emberizidae.

[ Old English spearwa< Germanic]
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