sedge wren

noun

1. a small wren, Cistothorus platensis, of the Americas, inhabiting wet, sedgy meadows.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sedge wren¹

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

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

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