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TANDA HUBUNG

Wren

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun has 2 senses

wren(n = noun.person) sir christopher wren - English architect who designed more than fifty London churches (1632-1723);

wren(n = noun.animal) jenny wren - any of several small active brown birds of the northern hemisphere with short upright tails; they feed on insects;

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CIDE DICTIONARY

, n. Array

Any one of numerous species of small singing birds belonging to Troglodytes and numerous allied of the family Troglodytidæ. [1913 Webster]
Any one of numerous species of small singing birds more or less resembling the true wrens in size and habits. [1913 Webster]

Ant wren, any one of numerous South American birds of the family Formicaridæ, allied to the ant thrushes. -- Blue wren, a small Australian singing bird (Malurus cyaneus), the male of which in the breeding season is bright blue. Called also superb warbler. -- Emu wren. See in the Vocabulary. -- Wren babbler, any one of numerous species of small timaline birds belonging to Alcippe, Stachyris, Timalia, and several allied genera. These birds are common in Southern Asia and the East Indies. -- Wren tit. See Ground wren, under Ground. -- Wren warbler, any one of several species of small Asiatic and African singing birds belonging to Prinia and allied genera. These birds are closely allied to the tailor birds, and build their nests in a similar manner. See also Pincpinc.

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

, n. (in the UK) a member of the Women's Royal Naval Service.

Etymology

orig. in pl., f. abbr. WRNS

, n. any small usu. brown short-winged songbird of the family Troglodytidae, esp. Troglodytes troglodytes of Europe, having an erect tail.

Etymology

OE wrenna, rel. to OHG wrendo, wrendilo, Icel. rindill