noun
North American finch of marshy area
• Syn: ↑Melospiza georgiana
• Hypernyms: ↑New World sparrow
• Member Holonyms: ↑Melospiza, ↑genus Melospiza
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noun : a common sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) of eastern No. America that lives in swampy places and is related to the song sparrow but distinguished by the absence of streaks on the underparts
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a North American sparrow, Melospiza georgiana, inhabiting marshy areas.
[1805-15, Amer.]
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swamp sparrow,
a sparrow of the marshes of eastern North America, with a white throat and rusty crown.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.