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house wren
noun
- a common American wren, Troglodytes aedon, that nests around houses.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of house wren1
An Americanism dating back to 1800–10
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Example Sentences
For the second year in a row, a pair of house wrens moved into a bird box we put up in our backyard.
From Washington Post
But however angelic the voice of the house wren, its temper can put to flight even the English sparrow.
From Project Gutenberg
I have never seen an account of a House Wren taking up his abode in another bird's nest.
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He will not even tolerate a house wren in the vicinity of his nest.
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Does the house wren always close its song with the rising inflection, as if it were asking a question?
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Size of the House Wren, but with the tail nearly half an inch longer; its outer feathers tipped with gray.
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