Wren vs. Sparrow

Wrennoun

Any member of a mainly New World passerine bird family Troglodytidae; true wren.

Wrennoun

Troglodytes troglodytes (Eurasian wren)

Wrennoun

Small bird of similar appearance to a true wren.

Wrennoun

Any one of numerous species of small singing birds belonging to Troglodytes and numerous allied of the family Troglodytidæ.

Wrennoun

Any one of numerous species of small singing birds more or less resembling the true wrens in size and habits.

Wrennoun

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Wrennoun

and of several small active brown birds of the northern hemisphere with short upright tails; they feed on insects

Wren

Wrens are a family of brown passerine birds in the predominantly New World family Troglodytidae. The family includes 88 species divided into 19 genera.

Sparrownoun

The house sparrow, Passer domesticus; a small bird with a short bill, and brown, white and gray feathers.

Sparrownoun

A member of the family Passeridae, comprising small Old World songbirds.

Sparrownoun

A quick-witted, lively person. Often used in the phrase cockney sparrow.

Sparrownoun

One of many species of small singing birds of the family Fringilligæ, having conical bills, and feeding chiefly on seeds. Many sparrows are called also finches, and buntings. The common sparrow, or house sparrow, of Europe (Passer domesticus) is noted for its familiarity, its voracity, its attachment to its young, and its fecundity. See House sparrow, under House.

Sparrownoun

Any one of several small singing birds somewhat resembling the true sparrows in form or habits, as the European hedge sparrow. See under Hedge.

Sparrownoun

small brownish European songbird