A Eurasian and African songbird with plain plumage, frequenting reed beds.
芦苇莺
Genus Acrocephalus, family Sylviidae: several species, in particular the common A. scirpaceus
Example sentencesExamples
In 2001, a distance record was set when a tagged reed warbler was retrapped in Poland.
The case of the great reed warbler, Acrocephalus arundinaceus, is probably the most frequently cited example showing that song is subject to directional female mating preferences.
This reed warbler, unknown in Switzerland at the end of the nineteenth century, was first recorded there in 1880.
The Basra reed warbler is a near-endemic species of Iraq whose last stronghold is the Mesopotamian marshlands to the north of Basra.
Scientists also predicted that species like the black kite, cattle egret and great reed warbler, not currently found in Britain, could migrate there if warmer summer temperatures continued.
Definition of reed warbler in US English:
reed warbler
nounˈrēd ˌwôrb(ə)lər
A Eurasian and African songbird with plain plumage, frequenting reed beds.
芦苇莺
Genus Acrocephalus, family Sylviidae: several species, in particular the common A. scirpaceus
Example sentencesExamples
The case of the great reed warbler, Acrocephalus arundinaceus, is probably the most frequently cited example showing that song is subject to directional female mating preferences.
In 2001, a distance record was set when a tagged reed warbler was retrapped in Poland.
This reed warbler, unknown in Switzerland at the end of the nineteenth century, was first recorded there in 1880.
Scientists also predicted that species like the black kite, cattle egret and great reed warbler, not currently found in Britain, could migrate there if warmer summer temperatures continued.
The Basra reed warbler is a near-endemic species of Iraq whose last stronghold is the Mesopotamian marshlands to the north of Basra.