Ornithology. One or other species of small dentirostral passerine birds belonging to the genus Troglodites, esp. the common wren (jenny- or…
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| 释义 | the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > non-arboreal (larks, etc.) > [noun] > family Troglodytidae > genus Troglodytes > species troglodytes (wren) (15) wrenc725 Ornithology. One or other species of small dentirostral passerine birds belonging to the genus Troglodites, esp. the common wren (jenny- or… little kingc1450 the Eurasian (or winter) wren, Troglodytes troglodytes; (occasionally also) the European robin, Erithacus rubecula. Our Lady's hena1529 (originally) the Eurasian wren, Troglodytes troglodytes; (in later use also) Scottish the skylark, Alauda arvensis. jenny wren1648 A popular, and esp. nursery, name for the wren (also locally kitty wren): sometimes regarded in nursery lore as the wife, bride, or sweetheart of… regulus1678 The common wren, Troglodytes troglodytes. Obsolete. tope1813 A local name for the Wren. staga1825 dialect. The wren. kitty1825 Local name for the wren; also kitty-wren. feather-poke1831 (a) a bag of feathers, (b) applied to the Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus), the Long-tailed Titmouse (Acredula rosea), and the Wren (Motac… robin1837 Scottish (Shetland). The wren, Troglodytes troglodytes. Cf. robin redbreast, n. 2d. robin redbreasta1873 Scottish (Shetland). The wren, Troglodytes troglodytes. Cf. robin, n.1 4d. Now rare. jenny1881 Short for jenny-ass, jenny wren, n. St. Kilda wren1884 a local variety of the wren, Troglodytes troglodytes hirtensis, with paler plumage. Subcategories:— young (1) — other types (1) |
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