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Noun: swamp sparrow  swómp 'sper-ow [N. Amer], swómp 'spa-row [Brit]
  1. North American finch of marshy areas
    "Swamp sparrows foraged among the cattails";
    - Melospiza georgiana

Derived forms: swamp sparrows

Type of: New World sparrow

Part of: genus Melospiza, Melospiza

Encyclopedia: Swamp sparrow