true sparrow

/tru ˌspɛroʊ/

Definitions of true sparrow

1. noun

   any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
   synonyms: sparrow

   types:

   English sparrow, Passer domesticus, house sparrow

   small hardy brown-and-grey bird native to Europe

   Passer montanus, tree sparrow

   Eurasian sparrow smaller than the house sparrow

   type of:

   passeriform bird, passerine

   perching birds mostly small and living near the ground with feet having 4 toes arranged to allow for gripping the perch; most are songbirds; hatchlings are helpless