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tree sparrow

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A bird of the species Passer montanus

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

finch common in winter in the northern U.S.

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Spizella arborea

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: New World sparrow

3

noun

Meaning 3

Eurasian sparrow smaller than the house sparrow

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Passer montanus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sparrow, true sparrow

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: палявы верабей (paljavy vjerabjej) — Passer montanus
  • Catalan: pardal xarrec — Passer montanus
  • Danish: skovspurv — Passer montanus
  • Dutch: ringmus — Passer montanus
  • Finnish: pikkuvarpunen — Passer montanus
  • French: moineau friquet — Passer montanus
  • German: Feldsperling — Passer montanus
  • German: Feldspatz — Passer montanus
  • Greek: δενδροσπουργίτι (dendrospourgíti) — Passer montanus
  • Irish: gealbhan crainn — Passer montanus
  • Italian: passero mattugio — Passer montanus
  • Japanese: 雀 (suzume) — Passer montanus
  • Kapampangan: denas — Passer montanus
  • Kazakh: жауторғай (jautorğai) — Passer montanus
  • Korean: 참새 (chamsae) — Passer montanus
  • Mongolian: хээрийн боршувуу (xeeriin boršuvuu) — Passer montanus
  • Mongolian: бор болжмор (bor bolžmor) — Passer montanus
  • Mongolian: модон болжмор (modon bolžmor) — Passer montanus
  • Mongolian: бор бялзуухай (bor bjalzuuxaj) — Passer montanus
  • Norwegian Bokmål: pilfink — Passer montanus
  • Norwegian Bokmål: skogspurv — Passer montanus
  • Polish: mazurek — Passer montanus
  • Portuguese: pardal-montês — Passer montanus
  • Romanian: vrabie de câmp — Passer montanus
  • Russian: воробей (vorobej) — Passer montanus
  • Scottish Gaelic: gealbhonn nan craobh — Passer montanus
  • Spanish: gorrión molinero — Passer montanus
  • Swedish: pilfink — Passer montanus
  • Tagalog: maya — Passer montanus
  • Tagalog: mayang simbahan — Passer montanus
  • Turkish: ağaç serçesi — Passer montanus
  • Turkish: dağ serçesi — Passer montanus
  • Ottoman Turkish: طاغ سرچهسی (dağ serçesi) — Passer montanus
  • Welsh: golfan y mynydd — Passer montanus