Noun: song sparrow sóng'sper-ow [N. Amer], sóng'spa-row [Brit]
- 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