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song sparrow

noun

Definition of song sparrow

: a North American sparrow (Melospiza melodia of the family Emberizidae) that is brownish above and white below with brownish streaks on the breast and that has a melodious song

Examples of song sparrow in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

 The song sparrow will return and sing, the frogs will awake, the warm wind will blow again. — Kate Dicamillo, Time, "Why Children’s Books Should Be a Little Sad," 12 Jan. 2018 This little sparrow is a bit larger than the song sparrow, with a length of about 6 inches and a wingspan or about 9 inches. — Ernie Cowan, sandiegouniontribune.com, "White-crowns are sparrows of a different stripe," 19 Oct. 2017

First Known Use of song sparrow

1810, in the meaning defined above

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