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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
--Simonds.
House car (Railroad), a freight car with inclosing sides
and a roof; a box car.
House of correction. See Correction.
House cricket (Zo["o]l.), a European cricket ({Gryllus
domesticus), which frequently lives in houses, between
the bricks of chimneys and fireplaces. It is noted for the
loud chirping or stridulation of the males.
House dog, a dog kept in or about a dwelling house.
House finch (Zo["o]l.), the burion.
House flag, a flag denoting the commercial house to which a
merchant vessel belongs.
House fly (Zo["o]l.), a common fly (esp. Musca
domestica), which infests houses both in Europe and
America. Its larva is a maggot which lives in decaying
substances or excrement, about sink drains, etc.
House of God, a temple or church.
House of ill fame. See Ill fame under Ill, a.
House martin (Zo["o]l.), a common European swallow
({Hirundo urbica). It has feathered feet, and builds its
nests of mud against the walls of buildings. Called also
house swallow, and window martin.
House+mouse+(Zo["o]l.),+the+common+mouse+({Mus+musculus" rel="nofollow">House mouse (Zo["o]l.), the common mouse ({Mus musculus).
House physician, the resident medical adviser of a hospital
or other public institution.
House snake (Zo["o]l.), the milk snake.
House sparrow (Zo["o]l.), the common European sparrow
({Passer domesticus). It has recently been introduced
into America, where it has become very abundant, esp. in
cities. Called also thatch sparrow.
House spider (Zo["o]l.), any spider which habitually lives
in houses. Among the most common species are Theridium
tepidariorum and Tegenaria domestica.
House surgeon, the resident surgeon of a hospital.
House wren (Zo["o]l.), the common wren of the Eastern
United States ({Troglodytes a["e]don). It is common about
houses and in gardens, and is noted for its vivacity, and
loud musical notes. See Wren.
Religious house, a monastery or convent.
The White House, the official residence of the President of
the United States; -- hence, colloquially, the office of
President.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
house sparrow
n : small hardy brown-and-gray bird native to Europe [syn: English
sparrow, Passer domesticus]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
house sparrow
n.
A bird of the species ''Passer domesticus'', native to much of
Eurasia, introduced in many other temperate environments.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
house sparrow
n.
A bird of the species ''Passer domesticus'', native to much of
Eurasia, introduced in many other temperate environments.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
house sparrow
n.
A bird of the species ''Passer domesticus'', native to much of
Eurasia, introduced in many other temperate environments.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
house sparrow
n.
A bird of the species ''Passer domesticus'', native to much of
Eurasia, introduced in many other temperate environments.
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
House Sparrow
Englanti n.
varpunen
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
house sparrow
Engelska n.
(tagg kat=fågelarter kat2=fåglar språk=en) gråsparv
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
house sparrow /hˈaʊs spˈaɹəʊ/
vrabec domácí
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
house sparrow /hˈaʊs spˈaɹəʊ/
Haussperling [ornith.]
Note: Passer domesticus
Synonym: dunnock sparrow
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
house sparrow /hˈaʊs spˈaɹəʊ/
varpunen
Passer domesticus
From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-ind ]
house sparrow /hˈaʊs spˈaɹəʊ/
burung gereja
Passer domesticus
From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]
house sparrow /hˈaʊs spˈaɹəʊ/
イエスズメ
Passer domesticus
From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-nor ]
house sparrow /hˈaʊs spˈaɹəʊ/
gråspurv
Passer domesticus
From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
house sparrow /hˈaʊs spˈaɹəʊ/
gråsparv
Passer domesticus
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