mocking wrenn.

Brit.

/ˈmɒkɪŋ ˌrɛn/, U.S.

/ˈmɑkɪŋ ˌrɛn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mocking adj., wren n.¹

Etymology: < mocking adj. + wren n.¹, so called from its habit of mimicking the calls of other birds. Compare earlier mockingbird n.

A North American wren of the genus Thryothorus; esp. the Carolina wren, T. ludovicianus.

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the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > non-arboreal (larks, etc.) > [noun] > family Troglodytidae > genus Thryothorus (mocking wren)

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1832 T. Nuttall Man. Ornithol. U.S. & Canada: Land Birds 429 Great Carolina or Mocking Wren... This remarkable, mimicking, and musical Wren is a constant resident in the Southern states.

1874 S. F. Baird et al. N. Amer. Land Birds I. 142 The great Carolina or Mocking Wren, is found in all the South~eastern and Southern States from Florida to Maryland.

1876 T. G. Gentry Life-hist. Birds E. Pennsylvania I. 74 Thryothorus ludovicianus,..is commonly surnamed the Mocking Wren from its remarkable powers of mimicry.

1955 E. H. Forbush & J. R. May Nat. Hist. Amer. Birds 363 On account of its apparent imitative powers, it is known locally as the Mocking Wren.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mocking wren
释义	mocking wrenn. Brit. /ˈmɒkɪŋ ˌrɛn/, U.S. /ˈmɑkɪŋ ˌrɛn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mocking adj., wren n.¹ Etymology: < mocking adj. + wren n.¹, so called from its habit of mimicking the calls of other birds. Compare earlier mockingbird n. A North American wren of the genus Thryothorus; esp. the Carolina wren, T. ludovicianus. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > non-arboreal (larks, etc.) > [noun] > family Troglodytidae > genus Thryothorus (mocking wren) mocking wren1832 mockingbird1894 1832 T. Nuttall Man. Ornithol. U.S. & Canada: Land Birds 429 Great Carolina or Mocking Wren... This remarkable, mimicking, and musical Wren is a constant resident in the Southern states. 1874 S. F. Baird et al. N. Amer. Land Birds I. 142 The great Carolina or Mocking Wren, is found in all the South~eastern and Southern States from Florida to Maryland. 1876 T. G. Gentry Life-hist. Birds E. Pennsylvania I. 74 Thryothorus ludovicianus,..is commonly surnamed the Mocking Wren from its remarkable powers of mimicry. 1955 E. H. Forbush & J. R. May Nat. Hist. Amer. Birds 363 On account of its apparent imitative powers, it is known locally as the Mocking Wren. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1832
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