noun
common North American finch of brushy pasturelands
• Syn: ↑Spizella pusilla
• Hypernyms: ↑New World sparrow
• Member Holonyms: ↑Spizella, ↑genus Spizella
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noun : a sparrow that frequents fields:
a. : a small American sparrow (Spizella pusilla) closely related to the chipping sparrow but paler colored
b. : hedge sparrow
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a common North American finch, Spizella pusilla, found in brushy pasturelands.
[1800-10, Amer.]
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field sparrow,
a North American sparrow with a rusty crown and pink bill, found in overgrown pastures and brushy areas.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.