wren
pronunciation
How to pronounce wren in British English:
UK [ren]
How to pronounce wren in American English:
US [rɛn]
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- Noun:
- and of several small active brown birds of the northern hemisphere with short upright tails; they feed on insects
Word Origin
- wren (n.)
- small, migratory singing bird, Old English wrenna, metathesis variation of earlier werna, a Germanic word of uncertain origin. Compare Icelandic rindill, Old High German wrendo, wrendilo "wren." The bird's name in other languages usually denotes "royalty" (such as Latin regulus), in reference to its golden crest.
Example
- 1. The researchers arrived at their conclusion after studying the wren 's 15-day incubation cycle .
- 2. And the lion keeps something for you , and the mangrove swamp and the coral and the spider and the wren .
- 3. Although cuckoo eggs get incubated alongside the wren 's eggs , it seems that cuckoo embryos don 't have enough time to learn the password well .
- 4. The medium-sized jungle bird reminiscent of a wren is dark brown , with a short tail , long legs , relatively large feet and a long curved bill .
- 5. Small for his age , his sister rosa began to call him garrincha , a north-eastern name for the wren , a small bird popular in pau grande .