jenny_wren (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *jenny wren*:
NOUN	animal	jenny wren, wren	any of several small active brown birds of the northern hemisphere with short upright tails

English > *jenny wren*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	Any of several small active brown birds of the northern hemisphere with short upright tails; they feed on insects.
Synonym	wren
Member of	Troglodytidae, family Troglodytidae	wrens
Narrower	Carolina wren, Thryothorus ludovicianus	large United States wren with a musical call
	cactus wren	large harsh-voiced American wren of arid regions of the United States southwest and Mexico
	house wren, Troglodytes aedon	Common American wren that nests around houses
	marsh wren	A wren of the genus Cistothorus that frequents marshes
	rock wren, Salpinctes obsoletus	wren inhabiting badlands and mesa country of western United States and Mexico
	winter wren, Troglodytes troglodytes	small wren of coniferous forests of northern hemisphere
Broader	passerine, passeriform bird	perching birds mostly small and living near the ground with feet having 4 toes arranged to allow for gripping the perch
Spanish	chochín, cucarachero, ratona, troglodytidae
Catalan	cargolet

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