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leconte's sparrow

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lecon-te's s-par-row
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Ammospiza leconteii, a small New World sparrow.

Etymology

Disputed. The name was assigned in 1844 by John James Audubon, who wrote, "I have named this interesting species after my young friend Doctor Le Conte, son of Major Le Conte, so well known among naturalists, and who is, like his father, much attached to the study of natural history." It is generally believed that he meant John Lawrence LeConte (whose father had been an Army surveyor with the rank of major).

Inflected Forms

LeConte's sparrows (plural)

Synonyms

LeConte's bunting

Questions

What does leconte's sparrow mean?
Ammospiza leconteii, a small New World sparrow.
Where does leconte's sparrow come from?
Disputed. The name was assigned in 1844 by John James Audubon, who wrote, "I have named this interesting species after my young friend Doctor Le Conte, son of Major Le Conte, so well known among naturalists, and who is, like his father, much attached to the study of natural history." It is generally believed that he meant John Lawrence LeConte (whose father had been an Army surveyor with the rank of major).

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