reed warbler

noun

1. a small Old World warbler, Acrocephalus scirpaceus, inhabiting marshy places.

reed warbler

noun

1. any of various common Old World warblers of the genus Acrocephalus , esp A. scirpaceus , that inhabit marshy regions and have a brown plumage

Word History and Origins

Origin of reed warbler¹

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

The song of the Reed Warbler is loudest and at its best during the evening twilight.

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There are five to seven eggs, whiter in ground colour than those of the Reed Warbler.

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It nests in drier places than the Reed Warbler and its song is different, being much more melodious, and uttered more boldly.

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Sedge′-hen, a marsh-hen; Sedge′-war′bler, a reed-warbler, the sedge-wren.

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The nests in which the eggs of cuckoos are most frequently found are those of the meadow-pipit, hedge-sparrow, and reed-warbler.

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