Dunnock
Dunnock noun - Small brownish European songbird.
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Synonyms for Dunnock
Hedge sparrow is a synonym for dunnock. In some cases you can use "Hedge sparrow" instead a noun "Dunnock".
Hedge sparrow
Hedge sparrow noun - Small brownish European songbird.
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Synonyms for Hedge sparrow
Dunnock is a synonym for hedge sparrow. You can use "Dunnock" instead a noun phrase "Hedge sparrow".
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The Dunnock is sometimes referred to as the Hedge Sparrow, but it is not in the family Passeridae as true Old World sparrows such as the House Sparrow (which eventually ended up among the Old World species introduced to North America) are.
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Hedge sparrow and Dunnock. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dunnock/hedge_sparrow
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