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white–throated sparrow
noun white–throat·ed sparrow \-ˌthrō-təd-\
Definition of WHITE-THROATED SPARROW
: 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
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First Known Use of WHITE-THROATED SPARROW
1811
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