sparrow-likeadj.

Etymology: < sparrow n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsparrow-like.

Resembling a sparrow or that of a sparrow.

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sparrow-like1611

sparrowish1641

sparrowy1891

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Passerin, sparrow-like; of..a Sparrow.

1829 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom VI. 82 Sparrow-like Owl, Strix passerinoides.

a1892 G. H. Kingsley in M. H. Kingsley Mem. v, in G. H. Kingsley Sport & Trav. (1900) 116 Small clouds of sparrow-like snow-birds.

1896 Lloyd's Nat. Hist. 87 The second type of egg is Sparrow-like.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	sparrow-like
释义	sparrow-likeadj. Etymology: < sparrow n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsparrow-like. Resembling a sparrow or that of a sparrow. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > seed eaters > family Ploceidae > [adjective] > of or resembling the sparrow sparrow-like1611 sparrowish1641 sparrowy1891 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Passerin, sparrow-like; of..a Sparrow. 1829 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom VI. 82 Sparrow-like Owl, Strix passerinoides. a1892 G. H. Kingsley in M. H. Kingsley Mem. v, in G. H. Kingsley Sport & Trav. (1900) 116 Small clouds of sparrow-like snow-birds. 1896 Lloyd's Nat. Hist. 87 The second type of egg is Sparrow-like. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.1611
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