wren
/ren/noun
1
- a small short-winged songbird found chiefly in the New World鹪鹩。
1.1
- Family Troglodytidae: many genera and numerous species, in particular the very small Troglodytes troglodytes (North American name: winter wren), which has a short cocked tail and is the only wren that occurs the Old World鹪鹩科：多属, 众多种, 尤指小型的欧洲鹪鹩（拉丁名Troglodytes troglodytes,北美称winter wren）, 生有一条短而竖立的尾, 是生活在旧大陆惟一的鹪鹩种。
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- usu. with modifier any of a number of small songbirds that resemble the true wrens in size or appearance形似鹪鹩的鸟：
2.1
- Brit. a small warbler or kinglet, e.g. willow-wren, golden-crested wren〈英〉刺嘴莺（如柳莺、金冠戴菊等）。
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- Austral. a bird of the family Maluridae or Acanthizidae〈澳〉细尾鹩莺科的鸟; 刺嘴莺科的鸟。见EMU-WREN, FAIRY WREN.
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- NZ a bird of the family Xenicidae〈新西兰〉新西兰鹪鹩。
2.4
- a Central or South American bird of the families Formicariidae, Polioptilidae, etc., e.g. ant-wren.中南美洲蚁鸫科的鸟; 蚋莺科的鸟（如蚁鹩）。
词源
Old English wrenna, of Germanic origin.