Carolina wren

noun

1. a large wren, Thryothorus ludovicianus, of the U.S., having a musical call.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Carolina wren¹

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10

Example Sentences

Its freely uttered song is a loud, clear two-syllabled whistle, in tone like the voice of the Carolina Wren or Cardinal.

From Project Gutenberg

The Carolina Wren is a bird of the woods, whose loud, musical whistles are among the most conspicuous of southern bird notes.

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Now the Carolina Wren sings, ‘cheerily, cheerily, cheerily.’

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The Carolina Wren frequents the undergrowth in thickets; he is the most nervously active of all the wrens.

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