English Dictionary |
VESPER SPARROW
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
IPA (US): |
Dictionary entry overview: What does vesper sparrow mean?
• VESPER SPARROW (noun)
The noun VESPER SPARROW has 1 sense:
1. common North American finch noted for its evening song
Familiarity information: VESPER SPARROW used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Common North American finch noted for its evening song
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
grass finch; Pooecetes gramineus; vesper sparrow
Hypernyms ("vesper sparrow" is a kind of...):
New World sparrow (sparrow-like North American finches)
Holonyms ("vesper sparrow" is a member of...):
genus Pooecetes; Pooecetes (a genus of Fringillidae)
Learn English with... Proverbs |
"Whom we love best, to them we can say the least." (English proverb)
"A good soldier is a poor scout." (Native American proverb, Cheyenne)
"Every ambitious man is a captive and every covetous one a pauper." (Arabic proverb)
"Better safe than sorry." (Croatian proverb)
"A good soldier is a poor scout." (Native American proverb, Cheyenne)
"Every ambitious man is a captive and every covetous one a pauper." (Arabic proverb)
"Better safe than sorry." (Croatian proverb)