Phrase Hound found 64 phrases and 16 compound words that contain sparrow. The most common are listed below. Open sparrow in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 64
- house sparrowA bird of the species Passer domesticus, native to much of Eurasia, introduced in many other temperate environments.
- Java sparrowAny of species Padda oryzivora of finches, native of Java, but very commonly kept as a cage bird.
- tree sparrowA bird of the species Passer montanus
- song sparrowMelospiza melodia, a medium-sized American sparrow.
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis, a small passerine bird in the family Passeridae
- American tree sparrowSpizelloides arborea, a passerine bird in the passerine family Passerellidae.
- white-throated sparrowZonotrichia albicollis, a passerine bird in the passerine family Passerellidae.
- vesper sparrowPooecetes gramineus, a medium-sized American sparrow.
- fox sparrowPasserella iliaca, a large American sparrow, sometimes split into four species in Passerella.
- russet sparrowPasser cinnamomeus, a passerine bird of the sparrow family.
- rufous-collared sparrowZonotrichia capensis, a New World sparrow found in Latin America.
- Savannah sparrowPasserculus sandwichensis, a small American sparrow.
- sparrow-fartA time very early in the day; dawn.
- sage sparrowA sparrow (Artemisiospiza belli) that usually inhabits sagebrush land in the western United States.
- New World sparrowAny oscine passerine bird of the speciose American family Passerellidae.
- white-crowned sparrowAny of species Zonotrichia leucophrys of birds.
- Cape sparrowA species of sparrow, Passer melanurus
- desert sparrowPasser simplex, a passerid of the Sahara desert.
- English sparrowA very common small bird of the species Passer domesticus.
- German sparrowtree sparrow, Passer montanus
- hedge sparrowFormer name for the bird Prunella modularis, the dunnock.
- Ipswich sparrowA well-marked subspecies of the Savannah sparrow.
- Italian sparrowA species of sparrow, Passer italiae, of Italy and adjacent areas, and the islands of Corsica, Sicily, Malta, and Crete.
- olive sparrowAny of species Arremonops rufivirgatus of American sparrows with an olive back.
- rock sparrowAny of species Petronia petronia, found around the Mediterranean and eastward across Eurasia into China.
Compound words 16
- sparrowhawkA Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus, a small, short-winged European hawk that preys on smaller birds.
- sparrowgrassEggcorn of sparagus (“asparagus”) .
- sparrowlingA small, young, or immature sparrow.
- sparrowwortAn evergreen shrub, Erica passerina.
- sparrowcideThe killing of sparrows.
- sparrowdomThe realm or sphere of sparrows.
- sparrowishResembling or characteristic of a sparrow.
- sparrowlessWithout sparrows.
- sparrowyResembling or characteristic of a sparrow.
- sparrowlikeResembling a sparrow in some way; vivacious, chirpy, frail, etc.