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song sparrow

noun

  1. a small emberizine songbird, Melospiza melodia, common in North America.

song sparrow

noun

  1. a common North American finch, Melospiza melodia, having brown-and-white plumage and a melodious song

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Word History and Origins

Origin of song sparrow1

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10

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