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Java sparrows

Java sparrows is the plural of Java sparrow.

Meaning of Java sparrow

Noun

Java sparrow (plural Java sparrows)

  1. Any member of the species Padda oryzivora of finches, native of Java, but very commonly kept as a cage bird.
    • Still there was a cheerful appearance; a capital fire burnt in the bright grate; there were some stands of thriving plants in the windows; and some canaries and Java sparrows chirped as if they were quite content to be "hereditary bondsmen.1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter X, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], published 1842, →OCLC, page 133
    Synonyms:
    Lonchura oryzivora, Java finch, paddy bird, ricebird, rice sparrow

Questions about Java sparrows

What is Java sparrows the plural of?
Java sparrows is the plural of Java sparrow.

Words near Java sparrows in the dictionary

  1. Java plum
  2. Java plums
  3. Java SE
  4. Java Sea
  5. Java sparrow
  6. Java sparrows
  7. java-bean
  8. java-beans
  9. JavaBean
  10. JavaBeans
  11. Javadd

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