WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Ja′va spar′row,
- Birdsa finchlike weaverbird, Padda oryzivora, of southeastern Asia, having gray plumage tinged with pink on the belly, often kept as a cage bird. Also called Java finch.
- 1860–65
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