Definition of Spizella
:a genus of small American finches including the chipping sparrow, the field sparrow, the tree sparrow, and related birds
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Spizella
noun
Spi·zel·la
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spə̇ˈzelə
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spīˈz-
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Origin and Etymology of spizella
New Latin, from Greek spiza chaffinch + Latin -ella
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