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house wren
noun
- a common American wren, Troglodytes aedon, that nests around houses.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of house wren1
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Example Sentences
For the second year in a row, a pair of house wrens moved into a bird box we put up in our backyard.
But however angelic the voice of the house wren, its temper can put to flight even the English sparrow.
I have never seen an account of a House Wren taking up his abode in another bird's nest.
He will not even tolerate a house wren in the vicinity of his nest.
Does the house wren always close its song with the rising inflection, as if it were asking a question?
Size of the House Wren, but with the tail nearly half an inch longer; its outer feathers tipped with gray.
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