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wren 音标拼音: [r'ɛn] n. 鹪鹩;少女;女子 鹪鹩;少女;女子 Wren n 1: English architect who designed more than fifty London churches ( 1632- 1723) [ synonym: { Wren}, { Sir Christopher Wren}] 2: any of several small active brown birds of the northern hemisphere with short upright tails; they feed on insects [ synonym: { wren}, { jenny wren}] Wren \ Wren\ ( r[ e^] n), n. [ OE. wrenne, AS. wrenna, wr[ ae] nna, perhaps akin to wr[= ae] ne lascivious.] [ 1913 Webster] 1. ( Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small singing birds belonging to { Troglodytes} and numerous allied of the family { Troglodytidae}. [ 1913 Webster] Note: Among the species best known are the house wren ({ Troglodytes aedon}) common in both Europe and America, and the American winter wren ({ Troglodytes hiemalis}). See also { Cactus wren}, { Marsh wren}, and { Rock wren}, under { Cactus}, { Marsh}, and { Rock}. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small singing birds more or less resembling the true wrens in size and habits. [ 1913 Webster] Note: Among these are several species of European warblers; as, the reed wren ( see { Reed warbler} ( a), under { Reed}), the sedge wren ( see { Sedge warbler}, under { Sedge}), the willow wren ( see { Willow warbler}, under { Willow}), the golden- crested wren, and the ruby- crowned wren ( see { Kinglet}). [ 1913 Webster] { Ant wren}, any one of numerous South American birds of the family { Formicaridae}, allied to the ant thrushes. { Blue wren}, a small Australian singing bird ({ Malurus cyaneus}), the male of which in the breeding season is bright blue. Called also { superb warbler}. { Emu wren}. See in the Vocabulary. { 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. { Wren tit}. See { Ground wren}, under { Ground}. { Wren warbler}, 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}. [ 1913 Webster] |
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