reed warbler

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noun

a small Old World warbler, Acrocephalus scirpaceus, inhabiting marshy places.

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Origin of reed warbler

First recorded in 1795–1805

Words nearby reed warbler

reedman, reed organ, reed pipe, reed stop, reeducate, reed warbler, reedy, reef, reefer, reeffish, reefing jacket

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How to use reed warbler in a sentence

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Although everybody laughed at such a notion, the Worm-eating Warbler declared that he had a right to his own belief.
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In the dens where dragons dwelt before, shall rise up the verdure of the reed and the bulrush.
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This is especially the case in what are known as the Reed and Haydon properties which extend over about 200 acres.
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British Dictionary definitions for reed warbler

reed warbler

noun

any of various common Old World warblers of the genus Acrocephalus, esp A. scirpaceus, that inhabit marshy regions and have a brown plumage

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