wren

wren
noun
  1. a small short-winged songbird found chiefly in the New World
    鹪鹩
  2. Family Troglodytidae: many genera and numerous species, in particular the very small Troglodytes troglodytes (North American name: winter wren), which has a short cocked tail and is the only wren that occurs in the Old World
    鹪鹩科: 数属,多种,尤指小型的欧洲鹪鹩(拉丁名Troglodytes troglodytes,北美称winter wren),生有一条短而竖立的尾,是生活在旧大陆惟一的鹪鹩种
  3. [usu. with modifier]any of a number of small songbirds that resemble the true wrens in size or appearance
    形似鹪鹩的鸟。 见 emu-wren, fairy wren
  4. Brit.a small warbler or kinglet, e.g. willow wren, golden-crested wren Austral.a bird of the family Maluridae or Acanthizidae NZa bird of the family Xenicidae a Central or South American bird of the families Formicariidae, Polioptilidae, etc., e.g. ant-wren
    英刺嘴莺(如柳莺、金冠戴菊等) 澳细尾鹩莺科(或刺嘴莺科)的鸟见 emu-wren, fairy wren. 新西兰新西兰鹪鹩 中南美洲蚁鸫(或蚋莺等)科鸟(如蚁鹩等)
语源
  1. Old English wrenna, of Germanic origin
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