house sparrow
house sparrow noun: a bird of the species Passer domesticus, native to much of Eurasia, introduced in many other temperate environments.
Noun
house sparrow (plural house sparrows)
- A bird of the species Passer domesticus, native to much of Eurasia, introduced in many other temperate environments.
- Synonyms:
- English sparrow, Indian sparrow, Indian house sparrow, sparr, sparrer, spadger, spadgick, philip, spatzie, spotsie
house sparrow meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
house sparrow in Hindi
- Passer domesticus
- गौरैया gauraiyā, घरेलू गौरैया gharelū gauraiyā, गौरिया gauriyā
house sparrow in Tamil
- Passer domesticus
- சிட்டுக்குருவி ciṭṭukkuruvi
house sparrow in Marathi
- Passer domesticus
- चिमणी cimṇī
house sparrow in Urdu
- Passer domesticus
- گورییا gauraiyā, چڑیا ciṛiyā
More languagesFewer languages
- house sparrow in Telugu
- పిచ్చుక piccuka, ఊరబిచ్చుక ūrabiccuka
- house sparrow in Malayalam
- അങ്ങാടിക്കുരുവി aṅṅāṭikkuruvi
- house sparrow in Punjabi
- ਘਰੇਲੂ ਚਿੜੀ gharelū ciṛī, ਚਿੜੀ ciṛī
- house sparrow in Gujarati
- ચકલી caklī
- house sparrow in Odia
- ଚଟିଆ caṭiā, ଘରଚଟିଆ gharacaṭiā
- house sparrow in Assamese
- ঘৰচিৰিকা ghorsirika, ঘনচিৰিকা ghonsirika, ঘৰচৰাই ghorsorai
- house sparrow in Nepali
- घर भँगेरा ghar bhãgerā, भँगेरा bhãgerā
- house sparrow in Tagalog
- bahay maya
- house sparrow in Arabic
- عُصْفُور ʕuṣfūr, دُورِيّ dūriyy
- house sparrow in Malay
- burung pipit
- house sparrow in Indonesian
- burung gereja
- house sparrow in Persian
- گنجشک gonješk, ملیچ malič
- house sparrow in Thai
- นกกระจอก grà-jɔ̀ɔk
- house sparrow in Vietnamese
- chim sẻ
Synonyms of house sparrow
- English sparrow
- Indian sparrow
- Indian house sparrow
- sparr
- sparrer
- spadger
- spadgick
- philip
- spatzie
- spotsie
Forms of house sparrow
| plural | house sparrows |
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Words formed from house sparrow
- Indian house sparrow
Questions about house sparrow
- What does house sparrow mean?
- House sparrow means a bird of the species Passer domesticus, native to much of Eurasia, introduced in many other temperate environments.
- What is house sparrow in Hindi?
- House sparrow in Hindi is गौरैया (gauraiyā), घरेलू गौरैया (gharelū gauraiyā), गौरिया (gauriyā). See House sparrow meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is house sparrow?
- House sparrow is a noun.
- What is the plural of house sparrow?
- The plural of house sparrow is house sparrows.
Words near house sparrow in the dictionary
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