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TREE SPARROW

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tree sparrow mean? 

TREE SPARROW (noun)
  The noun TREE SPARROW has 2 senses:

1. Eurasian sparrow smaller than the house sparrowplay

2. finch common in winter in the northern U.S.play

  Familiarity information: TREE SPARROW used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TREE SPARROW (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Eurasian sparrow smaller than the house sparrow

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Passer montanus; tree sparrow

Hypernyms ("tree sparrow" is a kind of...):

sparrow; true sparrow (any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects)

Holonyms ("tree sparrow" is a member of...):

genus Passer; Passer (type genus of the Passeridae)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Finch common in winter in the northern U.S.

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Spizella arborea; tree sparrow

Hypernyms ("tree sparrow" is a kind of...):

New World sparrow (sparrow-like North American finches)

Holonyms ("tree sparrow" is a member of...):

genus Spizella; Spizella (chipping sparrow; field sparrow; tree sparrow)


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