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noun
Any oscine passerine bird of the speciose American family Passerellidae.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
sparrow-like North American finches
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: finch
Narrower terms: vesper sparrow, grass finch, Pooecetes gramineus, white-throated sparrow, whitethroat, Zonotrichia albicollis, white-crowned sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys, chipping sparrow, Spizella passerina, field sparrow, Spizella pusilla, tree sparrow, Spizella arborea, song sparrow, Melospiza melodia, swamp sparrow, Melospiza georgiana
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