wren : Idioms & Phrases

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Ant wren

  • any one of numerous South American birds of the family Formicaridæ, allied to the ant thrushes.
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Blue wren

  • a small Australian singing bird (Malurus cyaneus), the male of which in the breeding season is bright blue. Called also superb warbler.
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Cactus wren

  • noun large harsh-voiced American wren of arid regions of the United States southwest and Mexico
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  • (Zoöl.), an American wren of the genus Campylorhynchus, of several species.
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carolina wren

  • noun large United States wren with a musical call
    Thryothorus ludovicianus.
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Emu wren

  • . See in the Vocabulary.
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Ground wren

  • (Zoöl.), a small California bird (Chamæa fasciata) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhibits the arid plains. Called also gronnd tit, and wren lit.
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House wren

  • noun common American wren that nests around houses
    Troglodytes aedon.
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  • (Zoöl.), the common wren of the Eastern United States (Troglodytes aëdon). It is common about houses and in gardens, and is noted for its vivacity, and loud musical notes. See Wren.
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jenny wren

  • noun any of several small active brown birds of the northern hemisphere with short upright tails; they feed on insects
    wren.
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long-billed marsh wren

  • noun American wren that inhabits tall reed beds
    Cistothorus palustris.
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Marsh wren

  • noun a wren of the genus Cistothorus that frequents marshes
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  • (Zoöl.), any species of small American wrens of the genus Cistothorus, and allied genera. They chiefly inhabit salt marshes.
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Mocking wren

  • (Zoöl.), any American wren of the genus Thryothorus, esp. T. Ludovicianus.
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new zealand wren

  • noun birds of New Zealand that resemble wrens
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Rock wren

  • noun short-tailed bird resembling a wren
    Xenicus gilviventris.
  • noun wren inhabiting badlands and mesa country of western United States and Mexico
    Salpinctes obsoletus.
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  • (Zoöl.), any one of several species of wrens of the genus Salpinctes, native of the arid plains of Lower California and Mexico.
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ruby-crowned wren

  • noun American kinglet with a notable song and in the male a red crown patch
    ruby-crowned kinglet; Regulus calendula.
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sedge wren

  • noun small American wren inhabiting wet sedgy meadows
    Cistothorus platensis; sedge wren.
  • noun small European warbler that breeds among reeds and wedges and winters in Africa
    Acrocephalus schoenobaenus; reedbird; sedge bird; sedge warbler.
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short-billed marsh wren

  • noun small American wren inhabiting wet sedgy meadows
    Cistothorus platensis; sedge wren.
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sir christopher wren

  • noun English architect who designed more than fifty London churches (1632-1723)
    Wren.
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White wren

  • (Zoöl.), the willow warbler; so called from the color of the under parts.
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Winter wren

  • noun small wren of coniferous forests of northern hemisphere
    Troglodytes troglodytes.
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  • (Zoöl.), a small American wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) closely resembling the common wren.
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Wood wren

  • . (Zoöl.) (a) The wood warbler. (b) The willow warbler.
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Wren babbler

  • any one of numerous species of small timaline birds belonging to Alcippe, Stachyris, Timalia, and several allied genera. These birds are common in Southern Asia and the East Indies.
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Wren tit

  • . See Ground wren, under Ground.
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Wren warbler

  • noun small Asiatic and African bird; constructs nests like those of tailorbirds
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  • any one of several species of small Asiatic and African singing birds belonging to Prinia and allied genera. These birds are closely allied to the tailor birds, and build their nests in a similar manner. See also Pincpinc.
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wren-tit

  • noun small brown bird of California resembling a wren
    Chamaea fasciata.
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Yellow wren

  • (Zoöl.) (a) The European willow warbler. (b) The European wood warbler.
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