winter wren

noun

1. (in the Western Hemisphere) a small wren, Troglodytes troglodytes, of coniferous forests.

Word History and Origins

Origin of winter wren¹

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10

Example Sentences

The Winter-Wren is another marvellous songster, in speaking of whom it is difficult to avoid superlatives.

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The winter-wren is another marvelous songster, in speaking of whom it is difficult to avoid superlatives.

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Instantly a winter-wren, as though at a signal, went into ecstatic ravings.

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