“gambel”

The following 2 entries include the term gambel.

Gambel oak

noun

: a shrub or small tree (Quercus gambelii) of the Rocky mountains with thin scaly gray-brown bark, thick firm leaves with 7 to 11 lobes, and acorns enclosed to half their length by the scaly pubescent cup

Gambel sparrow

noun

: a common sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys gambelii) of western North America that is largely brown above with a white stripe over each eye


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