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reed warbler

noun

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


reed warbler

noun

  1. any of various common Old World warblers of the genus Acrocephalus , esp A. scirpaceus , that inhabit marshy regions and have a brown plumage
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of reed warbler1

First recorded in 1795–1805
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Example Sentences

The song of the Reed Warbler is loudest and at its best during the evening twilight.

There are five to seven eggs, whiter in ground colour than those of the Reed Warbler.

It nests in drier places than the Reed Warbler and its song is different, being much more melodious, and uttered more boldly.

Sedge′-hen, a marsh-hen; Sedge′-war′bler, a reed-warbler, the sedge-wren.

The nests in which the eggs of cuckoos are most frequently found are those of the meadow-pipit, hedge-sparrow, and reed-warbler.

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