Botteri's sparrow

noun

Peucaea botterii, a medium-sized sparrow found mainly in Mexico.

Meanings

nounBotteri's sparrow (plural Botteri's sparrows)

plural Botteri's sparrows

  1. Peucaea botterii, a medium-sized sparrow found mainly in Mexico.

Origin

Named after the ornithologist Matteo Botteri (1808–1877).

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Botteri's sparrow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Botteri's%20sparrow

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