Definition of "wren" []

• Any of various small brownish songbirds of the family Troglodytidae, having rounded wings, a slender bill, and a short, often erect tail. (noun)
• Any of various similar unrelated songbirds. (noun)

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• "Nigel, my resident Carolina wren, is singing from his perch on the back fence."
• "I called the wren as well as I could, and he came nearer and nearer."
• "Mr. Wilson remarks that they are much more numerous in this country than the common wren is in England."