Meanings
nounPeabody bird (plural Peabody birds)
plural Peabody birds
- USdatedwhite-throated sparrow, an American sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) with a conspicuous white throat.
Origin
The name is imitative of its note.
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Peabody bird. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Peabody%20bird
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