Java sparrow: Meaning and Definition of

Ja'va spar'row

Pronunciation: [key]
  1. a finchlike weaverbird, Padda oryzivora, of southeastern Asia, having gray plumage tinged with pink on the belly, often kept as a cage bird. Also called
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.