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song sparrow

song sparrow noun: melospiza melodia, a medium-sized American sparrow.

Noun

song sparrow (plural song sparrows)

  1. Melospiza melodia, a medium-sized American sparrow.
    Synonyms:
    silver-tongue, silver tongue

Synonyms of song sparrow

Forms of song sparrow

pluralsong sparrows

Origin of song sparrow

From song + sparrow.

Questions about song sparrow

What does song sparrow mean?
Song sparrow means melospiza melodia, a medium-sized American sparrow.
What part of speech is song sparrow?
Song sparrow is a noun.
What is the plural of song sparrow?
The plural of song sparrow is song sparrows.

Words near song sparrow in the dictionary

  1. Song of Songs
  2. song of the summer
  3. Song of the Three Holy Children
  4. Song of Thr.
  5. Song Sol.
  6. song sparrow
  7. song sparrows
  8. song thrush
  9. song thrushes
  10. song-and-dance man
  11. song-craft

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