Definitions for wrenrɛn
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
wrenrɛn(n.)
any of various small, active songbirds of the family Troglodytidae, with streaked or spotted brown-gray plumage, a slender bill, and, in many species, elaborate vocal repertoires: found only in the New World with the exception of Troglodytes troglodytes, of North America, Eurasia, and NW Africa.
Category: Ornithology
any of various similar, unrelated songbirds, as Australasian flycatchers of the subfamily Malurinae and New Zealand birds of the family Acanthisittidae.
Category: Ornithology
Origin of wren:
bef. 900; ME wrenn(e), OE wrenna, obscurely akin to OHG wrendilo, ON rindill
Wrenrɛn(n.)
Sir Christopher, 1632–1723, English architect.
Category: Biography
Princeton's WordNet
Wren, Sir Christopher Wren(noun)
English architect who designed more than fifty London churches (1632-1723)
wren, jenny wren(noun)
any of several small active brown birds of the northern hemisphere with short upright tails; they feed on insects
Wiktionary
wren(Noun)
Members of a mainly New World passerine bird family Troglodytidae.
wren(Noun)
Small bird of similar appearance to a true wren.
Origin: Originally a nickname from wrenne.
Webster Dictionary
Wren(noun)
any one of numerous species of small singing birds belonging to Troglodytes and numerous allied of the family Troglodytidae
Wren(noun)
any one of numerous species of small singing birds more or less resembling the true wrens in size and habits
Translations for wren
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
wren(noun)
a type of very small bird.
- winterkoninkieAfrikaans
- صَعْو: طائِر صَغير مُغَرِّدArabic
- орехчеBulgarian
- cambaxirraPortuguese (BR)
- střízlíkCzech
- der ZaunkönigGerman
- gærdesmutteDanish
- τρυποφράχτης (μικρόσωμο πουλί)Greek
- reyezueloSpanish
- käblikEstonian
- سسک؛ نوعی چکاوکFarsi
- peukaloinenFinnish
- roiteletFrench
- גִדרוֹןHebrew
- पिटपिटीHindi
- palčićCroatian
- ökörszemHungarian
- burung pipitIndonesian
- músarrindillIcelandic
- scriccioloItalian
- みそさざいJapanese
- 굴뚝새Korean
- karetaitė, traškutisLithuanian
- paceplītis; zeltgalvītis; žubīteLatvian
- sejenis burung yang sangat kecilMalay
- winterkoninkjeDutch
- gjerdesmettNorwegian
- strzyżykPolish
- سسک؛ نوعی چکاوکPersian
- چتي، چتكى، يو ډول دبلبل دجنس څخه وړوكى سند رغاړى مرغۍ دهPashto
- carriçaPortuguese
- pituliceRomanian
- крапивникRussian
- oriešokSlovak
- palčekSlovenian
- carićSerbian
- gärdsmygSwedish
- นกในตระกูล Troglodytidae ร้องเพลงได้ ขนสีน้ำตาลเข้มคาดดำอยู่ที่ปลายหางด้านบนThai
- çit kuşu, çalı kuşuTurkish
- 鷦鷯Chinese (Trad.)
- волове очкоUkrainian
- ایک قسم کی بہت چھوٹی چڑیاUrdu
- chim hồng tướcVietnamese
- 鹪鹩Chinese (Simp.)
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