hedge sparrow

noun

Former name for the bird Prunella modularis, the dunnock.

Similar
sparrowdunnockPrunella modularis

Meanings

nounhedge sparrow (plural hedge sparrows)

plural hedge sparrows

  1. Former name for the bird Prunella modularis, the dunnock.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsmall brownish European songbird

Similar
sparrowdunnockPrunella modularis
Broader

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Chicago

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