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dunnock

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dunnock [ˈdʌnək]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) another name for hedge sparrow
[from dun2 + -ock]
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Noun1.dunnock - small brownish European songbirddunnock - small brownish European songbird    
hedge sparrow, Prunella modularis, sparrow
accentor - small sparrow-like songbird of mountainous regions of Eurasia
Translations
dunnock [ˈdʌnək] N → acentor m (común)
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