English > wren: 2 senses > noun 2, animal| Meaning | Any of several small active brown birds of the northern hemisphere with short upright tails; they feed on insects. |
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| Synonym | jenny wren |
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| Member of | Troglodytidae, family Troglodytidae | wrens |
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| Narrower | Carolina wren, Thryothorus ludovicianus | large United States wren with a musical call |
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| 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 |
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| Spanish | chochín, cucarachero, ratona, troglodytidae |
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| Catalan | cargolet |
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