CHIPPING SPARROW


Meaning of CHIPPING SPARROW in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈchi-piŋ- ]

noun

Etymology: chip to cheep

Date: 1791

: a small gray-breasted North American sparrow ( Spizella passerina ) with a black line through the eye, a white line above it, and in breeding plumage a reddish patch on the top of the head

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.