German sparrow

English

Etymology

Named “German” because the introduced population originally released in Missouri in 1870 came from Germany.

Noun

German sparrow (plural German sparrows)

  1. (US) tree sparrow, Passer montanus

Translations
tree sparrow — see tree sparrow
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