song sparrow

noun

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

Origin of song sparrow

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10

Words nearby song sparrow

Song of Solomon, Song of Songs, Song of the Three Children, songololo, songsmith, song sparrow, songster, songstress, song thrush, songwriter, soni-

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Example sentences from the Web for song sparrow

February 24—The bluebird, "angel of the spring," arrives; also the song-sparrow.
Birds and All Nature, Vol. V, No. 4, April 1899|Various
From a bush near by a song-sparrow flung a note of spring across the meadow.
Tom Grogan|F. Hopkinson Smith
It is rather a gentle song, though to be heard at some distance, carrying quite as far as that of the song-sparrow.
Cornell Nature-Study Leaflets|Various
His head was encircled with a chaplet made of the feathers of the song-sparrow and the red-headed-woodpecker.
Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 1 (of 3)|James Athearn Jones

His song is not so brisk and varied as that of the Song-Sparrow, being softer and wilder, sweeter and more plaintive.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 91, May, 1865|Various

British Dictionary definitions for song sparrow

song sparrow

noun

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

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单词	song sparrow
释义	song sparrow noun a small emberizine songbird, Melospiza melodia, common in North America. Origin of song sparrow An Americanism dating back to 1800–10 Words nearby song sparrow Song of Solomon, Song of Songs, Song of the Three Children, songololo, songsmith, song sparrow, songster, songstress, song thrush, songwriter, soni- Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for song sparrow February 24—The bluebird, "angel of the spring," arrives; also the song-sparrow. Birds and All Nature, Vol. V, No. 4, April 1899\|Various From a bush near by a song-sparrow flung a note of spring across the meadow. Tom Grogan\|F. Hopkinson Smith It is rather a gentle song, though to be heard at some distance, carrying quite as far as that of the song-sparrow. Cornell Nature-Study Leaflets\|Various His head was encircled with a chaplet made of the feathers of the song-sparrow and the red-headed-woodpecker. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 1 (of 3)\|James Athearn Jones His song is not so brisk and varied as that of the Song-Sparrow, being softer and wilder, sweeter and more plaintive. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 91, May, 1865\|Various British Dictionary definitions for song sparrow song sparrow noun a common North American finch, Melospiza melodia, having brown-and-white plumage and a melodious song Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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