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swamp sparrow
noun
- a North American sparrow, Melospiza georgiana, inhabiting marshy areas.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of swamp sparrow1
An Americanism dating back to 1805–15
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Example Sentences
It made me think of the swamp sparrow; and the swamp sparrow is far from being a great singer.
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A little brown swamp-sparrow was teetering on a long rush in the pond.
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It is in musical form only that he suggests the swamp sparrow.
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Now it was the lullaby of the song sparrow or the swamp sparrow.
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