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Noun: song sparrow  sóng'sper-ow [N. Amer], sóng'spa-row [Brit]
  1. Small songbird common in North America
    "The song sparrow's melodious trill echoed through the garden";
    - Melospiza melodia

Derived forms: song sparrows

Type of: New World sparrow

Part of: genus Melospiza, Melospiza

Encyclopedia: Song sparrow