white-crowned sparrow
[ hwahyt-kround, wahyt- ]
/ ˈʰwaɪtˌkraʊnd, ˈwaɪt- /
noun
a North American sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys, having black and white stripes on the head.
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Origin of white-crowned sparrow
An Americanism dating back to 1830–40
Words nearby white-crowned sparrow
white cockatoo, white-collar, white-collar crime, white corpuscle, white crab, white-crowned sparrow, whitecup, white currant, whited, white damp, whited sepulcher
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