winter wren

American  

noun

1. (in the Western Hemisphere) a small wren, Troglodytes troglodytes, of coniferous forests.

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Etymology

Origin of winter wren

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10

Example Sentences

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winter wren

Our wren-songs, on the contrary, are gushing and lyrical, and more or less melodious,—that of the winter wren being preeminently so.

From Locusts and Wild Honey by Burroughs, John

The song of the wren interested me much, because it was not in the least like that of our house wren, but, on the contrary, like that of our winter wren.

From Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography by Roosevelt, Theodore

While tramping about trying to get another view of the unconventional thrush, I frightened a winter wren from a cluster of weeds and bushes.

From Our Bird Comrades by Keyser, Leander S. (Leander Sylvester)

The brown thrush ranks high as a musician, the mockingbird leads the world, in the opinion of its lovers, and the winter wren thrills one to the heart.

From Little Brothers of the Air by Miller, Olive Thorne

The day I saw the winter wren I saw two golden-crowned kinglets fly from one sycamore to another in an open field, uttering their fine call-notes.

From The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers by Burroughs, John