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Cape sparrow

Definition of Cape sparrow

noun

a dark brown sparrow native to southern Africa.
- Passer melanurus, family Passeridae (or Ploceidae)

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monocular

/ məˈnɒkjʊlə

adjective , noun

with, for, or in one eye …

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