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MELOSPIZA

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Meaning:

American song sparrow and swamp sparrow

Synonyms:

genus Melospiza; Melospiza

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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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