Spizella

noun

Spi·​zel·​la

spə̇ˈzelə,

spīˈz-

: a genus of small American finches including the chipping sparrow, the field sparrow, the tree sparrow, and related birds

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek spiza chaffinch + Latin -ella

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