Wren — Taxobox name = Wrens image width = 240px image caption = Winter Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes ) regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes subordo = Passeri familia = Troglodytidae familia authority = Swainson, 1832… … Wikipedia
wren — /ren/, n. 1. any of numerous small, active songbirds of the family Troglodytidae, esp. Troglodytes troglodytes, of the Northern Hemisphere, having dark brown plumage barred with black and a short, upright tail. Cf. house wren, marsh wren, rock… … Universalium
Wren — /ren/, n. 1. Sir Christopher, 1632 1723, English architect. 2. Percival Christopher, 1885 1941, English novelist. /ren/, n. (sometimes l.c.) Chiefly Brit. Informal. a member of the Wrens. [1915 20] * * * Any of 59 species (family Troglodytidae)… … Universalium
wren tit — ground ground (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom, Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust, gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.] 1. The surface of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wren — [[t]rɛn[/t]] n. 1) orn any of various small, active songbirds of the family Troglodytidae, with streaked or spotted brown gray plumage, a slender bill, and, in many species, elaborate vocal repertoires: found only in the New World with the… … From formal English to slang
Bewick's Wren — Taxobox name = Bewick s Wren status = LC status system = iucn3.1 image width = 220px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes subordo = Passeri infraordo = Passerida familia = Troglodytidae genus = Thryomanes genus… … Wikipedia
Canyon Wren — Taxobox name = Canyon Wren status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes familia = Troglodytidae genus = Catherpes genus authority = Baird, 1858 species = C. mexicanus binomial =… … Wikipedia
Ground wren — ground ground (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom, Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust, gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.] 1. The surface of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Winter Wren — a migrant photographed in Chicago, IL, USA Conservation status … Wikipedia
Thrush-like Wren — Taxobox name = Thrush like Wren status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes familia = Troglodytidae genus = Campylorhynchus species = C. turdinus binomial = Campylorhynchus… … Wikipedia
Coraya Wren — Subspecies P. c. amazonicus (in front), and P. c. griseipectus (behind); illustration by Keulemans, 1881 Conservation status … Wikipedia