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MELOSPIZA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
American song sparrow and swamp sparrow
Synonyms:
genus Melospiza; Melospiza
Classified under:
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)