Wren (redirected from Golden-crested Wren)

Wren  (rn)

n.

A member of the British Women's Royal Naval Service.

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Wren, Sir Christopher 1632-1723.

English architect who designed more than 50 London churches, most notably Saint Paul's Cathedral (1675-1710). His secular works include the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford (1664-1669) and Trinity College Library in Cambridge (1676-1684).

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wren  (rn)

n.

1. Any of various small brownish songbirds of the family Troglodytidae, having rounded wings, a slender bill, and a short, often erect tail.

2. Any of various similar unrelated songbirds.

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[Middle English wrenne, from Old English wrenna.]

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wren [rɛn]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any small brown passerine songbird of the chiefly American family Troglodytidae, esp Troglodytes troglodytes (wren in Britain, winter wren in the US and Canada). They have a slender bill and feed on insects

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various similar birds of the families Muscicapidae (Australian warblers), Xenicidae (New Zealand wrens), etc.

[Old English wrenna, werna; related to Old High German wrendo, rentilo, Old Norse rindill]

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Wren [rɛn]

n

(Military) Informal (in Britain and certain other nations) a member of the Women's Royal Naval Service

[from the abbreviation WRNS]

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Wren²

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(Biographies / Wren, Sir Christopher (1632-1723) M, English, ARCHITECTURE: architect) Sir Christopher. 1632-1723, English architect. He designed St Paul's Cathedral and over 50 other London churches after the Great Fire as well as many secular buildings

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Wren - English architect who designed more than fifty London churches (1632-1723) Sir Christopher Wren
	2.	wren - any of several small active brown birds of the northern hemisphere with short upright tails; they feed on insects jenny wren passeriform bird, passerine - perching birds mostly small and living near the ground with feet having 4 toes arranged to allow for gripping the perch; most are songbirds; hatchlings are helpless family Troglodytidae, Troglodytidae - wrens Troglodytes troglodytes, winter wren - small wren of coniferous forests of northern hemisphere house wren, Troglodytes aedon - common American wren that nests around houses marsh wren - a wren of the genus Cistothorus that frequents marshes Salpinctes obsoletus, rock wren - wren inhabiting badlands and mesa country of western United States and Mexico Carolina wren, Thryothorus ludovicianus - large United States wren with a musical call cactus wren - large harsh-voiced American wren of arid regions of the United States southwest and Mexico

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wren noun

Related words
female jenny

Translations

wren [ren] N (Orn) → reyezuelo m, troglodito m

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wren [ˈrɛn] n → troglodyte m

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wren

n → Zaunkönig m

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wren [rɛn] n → scricciolo

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wren [rɛn] n → scricciolo

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wren

n wren [ren]

a type of very small bird. winterkoninkie صَعْو: طائِر صَغير مُغَرِّد орехче střízlík gærdesmutte der Zaunkönig τρυποφράχτης (μικρόσωμο πουλί) reyezuelo käblik سسک؛ نوعی چکاوک peukaloinen roitelet גִדרוֹן पिटपिटी palčić ökörszem burung pipit músarrindill scricciolo みそさざい 굴뚝새 karetaitė, traškutis paceplītis; zeltgalvītis; žubīte sejenis burung yang sangat kecil winterkoninkje gjerdesmett strzyżyk carriça pitu­lice крапивник oriešok palček carić gärdsmyg นกในตระกูล Troglodytidae ร้องเพลงได้ ขนสีน้ำตาลเข้มคาดดำอยู่ที่ปลายหางด้านบน çit kuşu, çalı kuşu 鷦鷯 волове очко ایک قسم کی بہت چھوٹی چڑیا chim hồng tước 鹪鹩

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Wren → طائر الغِطاس střízlík gærdesmutte Zaunkönig τρωγλοδύτης carrizo peukaloinen roitelet palčić scricciolo ミソサザイ 굴뚝새 winterkoning gjerdesmett strzyżyk carriça, corruíra крапивник gärdsmyg นกขนาดเล็กสีน้ำตาลร้องเพลงไพเราะอยู่ในตระกูล Troglodytidae çalıkuşu chim hồng tước 鹪鹩