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sagebrush sparrow

sagebrush sparrow noun: any of species Artemisiospiza nevadensis, of New World sparrows, native to the arid region from northwestern Mexico to eastern Washington state.

sagebrush sparrow: any of species Artemisiospiza nevadensis, of New World sparrows, native to the arid region from...
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Noun

sagebrush sparrow (plural sagebrush sparrows)

  1. Any of species Artemisiospiza nevadensis, of New World sparrows, native to the arid region from northwestern Mexico to eastern Washington state.

Forms of sagebrush sparrow

pluralsagebrush sparrows

Origin of sagebrush sparrow

From sagebrush + sparrow.

Questions about sagebrush sparrow

What does sagebrush sparrow mean?
Sagebrush sparrow means any of species Artemisiospiza nevadensis, of New World sparrows, native to the arid region from northwestern Mexico to eastern Washington state.
What part of speech is sagebrush sparrow?
Sagebrush sparrow is a noun.
What is the plural of sagebrush sparrow?
The plural of sagebrush sparrow is sagebrush sparrows.

Words near sagebrush sparrow in the dictionary

  1. sage thrasher
  2. sage thrashers
  3. sage-grouse
  4. sage-grouses
  5. sagebrush
  6. sagebrush sparrow
  7. sagebrush sparrows
  8. Sagebrush State
  9. sagebrusher
  10. sagebrushers
  11. sagebrushes

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