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tang sporrow

nounanimals

Small brown coastal songbird

A small, brown coastal songbird (Anthus petrosus) commonly seen running among seaweed‑covered rocks and shorelines.

Example in use

Ah seen a tang sporrow oot on da tang.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/TANG-SPORR-oh/

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