accentor

[ ak-sen-ter, ak-sen- ]

noun

any oscine bird of the family Prunellidae, of Europe and Asia, resembling sparrows but having more finely pointed bills, as the hedge sparrow.

Origin of accentor

1815–25; <New Latin: a genus of such birds, Late Latin: one who sings with another, equivalent to Latin ac-ac- + -centor, combining form of cantor singer; see cantor

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How to use accentor in a sentence

Snow-finches and the Eastern alpine accentor appeared to be resident up to the snow-line.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 | Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury
Alpine Warbler (accentor alpīnus), a European bird of the same genus as the hedge-sparrow.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 | Various

British Dictionary definitions for accentor

accentor

/ (ækˈsɛntə) /

noun

any small sparrow-like songbird of the genus Prunella, family Prunellidae, which inhabit mainly mountainous regions of Europe and Asia: See also hedge sparrow

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