- white-throated sparrow
- noun Date: 1811 a common brown sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) chiefly of eastern North America with a black-and-white striped crown and a white patch on the throat
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
white-throated sparrow
Look at other dictionaries:
white-throated sparrow — Sparrow Spar row, n. [OE. sparwe, AS. spearwa; akin to OHG. sparo, G. sperling, Icel. sp[ o]rr, Dan. spurv, spurre, Sw. sparf, Goth. sparwa; originally, probably, the quiverer or flutterer, and akin to E. spurn. See {Spurn}, and cf. {Spavin}.] 1 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
white-throated sparrow — ☆ white throated sparrow [hwīt′thrōt′id, wīt′thrōt′id ] n. a common North American sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) having a square white patch on the throat and black and white stripes on the head … English World dictionary
White-throated Sparrow — Taxobox name = White throated Sparrow image width = 240px image caption = Tan striped form status = LC status system = iucn3.1 status ref = IUCN2007|assessors=aut|BirdLife International|year=2004|id=53551|title=Zonotrichia… … Wikipedia
White-throated sparrow — Peabody bird Pea bod*y bird (Zo[ o]l.) An American sparrow ({Zonotrichia albicollis}) having a conspicuous white throat. The name is imitative of its note. Called also {White throated sparrow}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
white-throated sparrow — baltagurklė zonotrichija statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Zonotrichia albicollis angl. white throated sparrow vok. Weißkehlammer, f; Weißkehl Ammerfink, m rus. белошейная воробьиная овсянка, f; белошейная зонотрихия, f… … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
white-throated sparrow — white′ throat ed spar′row n. orn a common North American sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis, having a white patch on the throat and a striped crown Also called whitethroat 2) • Etymology: 1805–15, amer … From formal English to slang
white-throated sparrow — noun common North American finch with a white patch on the throat and black and white striped crown • Syn: ↑whitethroat, ↑Zonotrichia albicollis • Hypernyms: ↑New World sparrow • Member Holonyms: ↑Zonotrichia, ↑genus Zonotrichia … Useful english dictionary
white-throated sparrow — /hwuyt throh tid, wuyt / a common North American finch, Zonotrichia albicollis, having a white patch on the throat and a black and white striped crown. Also called whitethroat. [1805 15, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
White-crowned Sparrow — Taxobox name = White crowned Sparrow status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 status ref = [IUCN2006|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2004|id=53552|title=Zonotrichia leucophrys|downloaded=12 May 2006 Database entry includes justification for… … Wikipedia
white-crowned sparrow — noun finch with black and white striped crown • Syn: ↑Zonotrichia leucophrys • Hypernyms: ↑New World sparrow • Member Holonyms: ↑Zonotrichia, ↑genus Zonotrichia * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
