The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tang sparrow
Tang \Tang\ (t[a^]ng), n. [Of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. tang
seaweed, Sw. t[*a]ng, Icel. [thorn]ang. Cf. Tangle.] (Bot.)
A coarse blackish seaweed ( Fuscus nodosus).
--Dr. Prior.
Tang sparrow (Zo["o]l.), the rock pipit. [Prov. Eng.]