- sage sparrow
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a small gray finch, Amphispiza belli, of dry, brushy areas of western North America.[1880-85, Amer.]
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sage sparrow — Sparrow Spar row, n. [OE. sparwe, AS. spearwa; akin to OHG. sparo, G. sperling, Icel. sp[ o]rr, Dan. spurv, spurre, Sw. sparf, Goth. sparwa; originally, probably, the quiverer or flutterer, and akin to E. spurn. See {Spurn}, and cf. {Spavin}.] 1 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sage sparrow — Sage Sage, n. [OE. sauge, F. sauge, L. salvia, from salvus saved, in allusion to its reputed healing virtues. See {Safe}.] (Bot.) (a) A suffruticose labiate plant ({Salvia officinalis}) with grayish green foliage, much used in flavoring meats,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sage Sparrow — Taxobox name = Sage Sparrow status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes familia = Emberizidae genus = Amphispiza species = A. belli binomial = Amphispiza belli binomial authority … Wikipedia
sage sparrow — noun : a sparrow (Amphispiza belli) that inhabits especially sagebrush regions in western No. America * * * a small gray finch, Amphispiza belli, of dry, brushy areas of western North America. [1880 85, Amer.] * * * sage sparrow, a grayish brown… … Useful english dictionary
sage sparrow — šalavijinė dykuminė starta statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Amphispiza belli angl. sage sparrow vok. Beifußammer, f rus. шалфейная пустынная овсянка, f pranc. bruant de Bell, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – dykuminės… … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
sage sparrow — noun A sparrow (Amphispiza belli) that usually inhabits sagebrush land in the western United States … Wiktionary
Sparrow — Spar row, n. [OE. sparwe, AS. spearwa; akin to OHG. sparo, G. sperling, Icel. sp[ o]rr, Dan. spurv, spurre, Sw. sparf, Goth. sparwa; originally, probably, the quiverer or flutterer, and akin to E. spurn. See {Spurn}, and cf. {Spavin}.] 1. (Zo[… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sparrow bill — Sparrow Spar row, n. [OE. sparwe, AS. spearwa; akin to OHG. sparo, G. sperling, Icel. sp[ o]rr, Dan. spurv, spurre, Sw. sparf, Goth. sparwa; originally, probably, the quiverer or flutterer, and akin to E. spurn. See {Spurn}, and cf. {Spavin}.] 1 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sparrow hawk — Sparrow Spar row, n. [OE. sparwe, AS. spearwa; akin to OHG. sparo, G. sperling, Icel. sp[ o]rr, Dan. spurv, spurre, Sw. sparf, Goth. sparwa; originally, probably, the quiverer or flutterer, and akin to E. spurn. See {Spurn}, and cf. {Spavin}.] 1 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sparrow owl — Sparrow Spar row, n. [OE. sparwe, AS. spearwa; akin to OHG. sparo, G. sperling, Icel. sp[ o]rr, Dan. spurv, spurre, Sw. sparf, Goth. sparwa; originally, probably, the quiverer or flutterer, and akin to E. spurn. See {Spurn}, and cf. {Spavin}.] 1 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
