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Peabody bird

Peabody bird noun: white-throated sparrow, an American sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) with a conspicuous white throat.

Noun

Peabody bird (plural Peabody birds)

  1. (US, dated) white-throated sparrow, an American sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) with a conspicuous white throat.

Forms of Peabody bird

pluralPeabody birds

Origin of Peabody bird

The name is imitative of its note.

Questions about Peabody bird

What does Peabody bird mean?
Peabody bird means white-throated sparrow, an American sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) with a conspicuous white throat.
What part of speech is Peabody bird?
Peabody bird is a noun.
What is the plural of Peabody bird?
The plural of Peabody bird is Peabody birds.

Words near Peabody bird in the dictionary

  1. peaberry
  2. Peabo
  3. Peabody
  4. Peabody action
  5. Peabody actions
  6. Peabody bird
  7. Peabody birds
  8. peabrain
  9. peabrained
  10. peabrains
  11. peacable

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