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MARSH WREN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does marsh wren mean? 

MARSH WREN (noun)
  The noun MARSH WREN has 1 sense:

1. a wren of the genus Cistothorus that frequents marshesplay

  Familiarity information: MARSH WREN used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MARSH WREN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A wren of the genus Cistothorus that frequents marshes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("marsh wren" is a kind of...):

jenny wren; wren (any of several small active brown birds of the northern hemisphere with short upright tails; they feed on insects)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "marsh wren"):

Cistothorus palustris; long-billed marsh wren (American wren that inhabits tall reed beds)

Cistothorus platensis; sedge wren; short-billed marsh wren (small American wren inhabiting wet sedgy meadows)

Holonyms ("marsh wren" is a member of...):

Cistothorus; genus Cistothorus (marsh wrens)


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