house wren

American  

noun

1. a common American wren, Troglodytes aedon, that nests around houses.

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Etymology

Origin of house wren

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10

Example Sentences

The house wren may be studied as a type.

From Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study by Ontario. Ministry of Education

The song of the wren interested me much, because it was not in the least like that of our house wren, but, on the contrary, like that of our winter wren.

From Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography by Roosevelt, Theodore

The song bore some resemblance to that of the house wren, but had not so rolling and gurgling a quality, and was pitched to a slightly higher and finer key.

From Our Bird Comrades by Keyser, Leander S. (Leander Sylvester)

And the wren, the irrepressible house wren, was and is in evidence every few minutes, busy carrying nesting-material into the box on the corner of the veranda.

From Under the Maples by Burroughs, John

Being a house wren, Rusty was naturally on the best of terms with all the people in the farmhouse.

From The Tale of Jolly Robin by Smith, Harry L.