white-throated sparrow

noun

white-throat·​ed sparrow ˈ(h)wīt-ˌthrō-təd- 

: 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

Word History

First Known Use

1760, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for white-throated sparrow

• aero
• faro
• garo
• marrow
• narrow
• pharaoh
• taro
• bolero
• bracero
• estero
• herero
• montero

Kids Definition

white-throated sparrow

noun

white-throat·​ed sparrow

ˌhwīt-ˌthrōt-əd-, 

ˌwīt-

: a common brown sparrow of eastern North America with black and white stripes on the top of its head and with a white patch on its throat