ˌmeləˈspīzə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from melo- (I) + Greek spiza chaffinch — more at finch
: a genus of birds (family Fringillidae) containing the American song sparrow and swamp sparrow
ˌmeləˈspīzə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from melo- (I) + Greek spiza chaffinch — more at finch
: a genus of birds (family Fringillidae) containing the American song sparrow and swamp sparrow
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012