marsh wren

noun

1. Also called long-billed marsh wren. a North American wren, Cistothorus palustris, that inhabits tall reed beds.
2. sedge wren.

Word History and Origins

Origin of marsh wren¹

An Americanism dating back to 1785–95

Example Sentences

I found the Short-billed Marsh Wren quite abundant, and in such localities as it is found eastward.

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Call, chip; song, a reedy warble resembling in tone that of a Long-billed Marsh Wren.

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As well look for pond lilies on a rocky hillside as a Marsh Wren outside a marsh.

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Darker and larger than the Short-billed Marsh Wren, with a blackish brown crown and white stripe over the eye.

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According to many writers the little marsh wren is without song.

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