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wren (ren)

noun

  1. any of a large family (Troglodytidae) of small, insect-eating passerine birds having a long bill, rounded wings, and a stubby, erect tail; esp., the house wren (Troglodytes aedon), that often nests in birdhouses in North America
  2. any of certain other passerine birds of various families

Etymology: ME wrenne < OE wrenna, prob. akin to OHG rentilo, ON rindill

Wren1 definition

Wren (ren)

noun

Informal a member of the (British) Women's Royal Naval Service
Wren2 definition

Wren (ren)

Wren, Sir Christopher 1632-1723; Eng. architect

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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