Definition of wren Wren

/ɹɛˈn/ - [ren] - Wren

We found 7 definitions of wren from 4 different sources.

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WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: wrens

wren - any of several small active brown birds of the northern hemisphere with short upright tails; they feed on insects
  jenny wren
  passeriform bird, passerine perching birds mostly small and living near the ground with feet having 4 toes arranged to allow for gripping the perch; most are songbirds; hatchlings are helpless
  family troglodytidae, troglodytidae wrens
  troglodytes troglodytes, winter wren small wren of coniferous forests of northern hemisphere
  house wren, troglodytes aedon common American wren that nests around houses
  marsh wren a wren of the genus Cistothorus that frequents marshes
  salpinctes obsoletus, rock wren wren inhabiting badlands and mesa country of western United States and Mexico
  carolina wren, thryothorus ludovicianus large United States wren with a musical call
wren - English architect who designed more than fifty London churches (1632-1723)
  Sir Christopher Wren
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • wren (Noun)
    Members of a mainly New World passerine bird family Troglodytidae.
  • wren (Noun)
    Small bird of similar appearance to a true wren.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • wren (n.)
    Any one of numerous species of small singing birds belonging to Troglodytes and numerous allied of the family Troglodytidae.
  • wren (n.)
    Any one of numerous species of small singing birds more or less resembling the true wrens in size and habits.

Part of speech

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  • wren, noun, singular of wrens.

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