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1
: any of a family (Troglodytidae) of small typically brownish oscine singing birds
especially
: a very small widely distributed bird (Troglodytes troglodytes) that has a short erect tail and is noted for its song
2
: any of various small singing birds resembling the true wrens in size and habits
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Usually, the unassuming won’t show up onscreen; no one remembers enough
to describe the ordinary wren
nesting in the elm outside their window
after the eagle swoops down
for a snack.
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Rita Dove, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
As much as the wren coming to adopt the birdhouse as its own, this was another blurring of the boundaries.
—Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Mockingbirds, wrens and sparrows flit in and out of crape myrtle trees lining part of the property’s outside perimeter.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 9 Aug. 2025
The reserve is heavily wooded with more than 25 tree species that are the domain of warblers, crows, wrens, hawks, woodpeckers, sap suckers, owls, bald eagles, vultures and great herons.
—John Tuohy, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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Rita Dove, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
As much as the wren coming to adopt the birdhouse as its own, this was another blurring of the boundaries.
—Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Mockingbirds, wrens and sparrows flit in and out of crape myrtle trees lining part of the property’s outside perimeter.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 9 Aug. 2025
The reserve is heavily wooded with more than 25 tree species that are the domain of warblers, crows, wrens, hawks, woodpeckers, sap suckers, owls, bald eagles, vultures and great herons.
—John Tuohy, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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“Wren.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wren. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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wren
noun1
: any of a family of small mostly brown singing birds with short rounded wings and a short tail that points upward
2
: any of various small singing birds resembling the true wrens in size and habits
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