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Cape sparrow

British

noun

Also called (esp South African): mossie. a sparrow, Passer melanurus, very common in southern Africa: family Ploceidae

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The Cape sparrow has completely acclimatized itself to town life and prevented the English sparrow obtaining a footing.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" by Various

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