house wren

American  

noun

1. a common American wren, Troglodytes aedon, that nests around houses.

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Etymology

Origin of house wren

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10

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house wren

Being a house wren, Rusty was naturally on the best of terms with all the people in the farmhouse.

From The Tale of Jolly Robin by Smith, Harry L.

Even an old cigar box or a tomato can with a hole in it the size of a quarter will satisfy a house wren.

From Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 by Boy Scouts of America

Not even the little house wren has adapted itself so quickly to civilised men's homes, as the swift and purple martin.

From Birds Every Child Should Know by Blanchan, Neltje

Early some morning in April there will go off under your window that most delightful of all alarm-clocks—the tiny, friendly house wren, just returned from a long visit south.

From Bird Neighbors An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifity Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods About Our Homes by Blanchan, Neltje

The more common species are the house wren, the marsh wren, the great Carolina wren, and the winter wren, the latter perhaps deriving its name from the fact that it breed in the North.

From Wake-Robin by Burroughs, John