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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 marshes
Familiarity information: MARSH WREN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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