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Java sparrow

Syllabification: (Ja·va spar·row)
Definition of Java sparrow

noun

  • a waxbill with a large red bill and black-and-white head, native to Java and Bali but introduced widely elsewhere and popular as a pet bird.
    • Padda oryzivora, family Estrildidae

Java sparrow in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Java sparrow in the British & World English dictionary