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MELOSPIZA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Melospiza mean?
• MELOSPIZA (noun)
The noun MELOSPIZA has 1 sense:
1. American song sparrow and swamp sparrow
Familiarity information: MELOSPIZA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
American song sparrow and swamp sparrow
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Melospiza; Melospiza
Hypernyms ("Melospiza" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Melospiza"):
Melospiza melodia; song sparrow (small songbird common in North America)
Melospiza georgiana; swamp sparrow (North American finch of marshy area)
Holonyms ("Melospiza" is a member of...):
family Fringillidae; Fringillidae (finches: goldfinches; bullfinches; chaffinches; siskins; canaries; cardinals; grosbeaks; crossbills; linnets; buntings)
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