Cassin's sparrow

noun

Peucaea cassinii, a medium-sized sparrow found from western Nebraska to north-central Mexico.

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Meanings

nounCassin's sparrow (plural Cassin's sparrows)

plural Cassin's sparrows

  1. Peucaea cassinii, a medium-sized sparrow found from western Nebraska to north-central Mexico.

Origin

Named in honour of John Cassin, a Philadelphia ornithologist.

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APA

Cassin's sparrow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cassin's%20sparrow

MLA

“Cassin's sparrow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cassin's%20sparrow. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cassin's sparrow,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cassin's%20sparrow.

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