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Java sparrow

noun

  1. a finchlike weaverbird, Padda oryzivora, of southeastern Asia, having gray plumage tinged with pink on the belly, often kept as a cage bird.


Java sparrow

noun

  1. a small grey-and-pink finchlike Indonesian weaverbird, Padda oryzivora: a popular cage bird


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Java sparrow1

First recorded in 1860–65

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