German sparrow

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

German sparrow (plural German sparrows)

  1. (US) tree sparrow, Passer montanus

Translations[edit]

tree sparrow — see tree sparrow
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