sharp-tailed sparrow
noun
a sparrow, Ammospiza caudacuta, inhabiting salt marshes in North America, having narrow, sharply pointed tail feathers.
Origin of sharp-tailed sparrow
An Americanism dating back to 1825–35
Words nearby sharp-tailed sparrow
sharp-nosed,
sharp-set,
sharp-shinned hawk,
sharp-sighted,
sharp-tailed grouse,
sharp-tailed sparrow,
sharp-tongued,
sharp-witted,
sharpbender,
sharpbill,
sharpe