sparoid (sparoid)

and n. [NL. Sparus + -oid.] I. a. Resembling a sea-bream; of or pertaining to the Sparidæ in a broad sense. Also sparidal.- Sparoid scales, scales characteristic of sparoid fishes-thin, wide, with lines of growth proceeding from their hind border. Aga iz. II. n. A sparoid fish. Sparoidæ (spā-roi'dē), n. pl . [NL.) Same as Sparidæ . 3. Some little bird likened to or mistaken for a sparrow. Thus, the hedge-sparrow is the hedge-chanter, Accentor modular is, and some other warblers are loosely called sparrows. - Bush-sparrow, the hedge-sparrow, Accentor modular is. - English sparrow, the common European house-sparrow, Pa er domestic us: so called in the United States. See def. 1. Green tailed sparrow, Blanding's finch. See finch1.- Java sparrow, the ricebird of Java, Ama din a ( Munia Padda ) oryzivora, about as large as the bobolink, of a bluish-gray color with pink bill and white ear-coverts: a well-known cagebird. Sandwich sparrow, a variety of the common White-throated IMG:content-1641.jpg:[graphic] Java Sparrow ( Padda oryzivora). savanna-sparrow found in Alaska. or sparrow, a crown-sparrow. (See also field - sparrow, hedge sparrow, hill -sparrow, house- sparrow, reed- sparrow, satin sparrow, water - sparrow, and other compounds noted in def. 2.)