noun
large harsh-voiced American wren of arid regions of the United States southwest and Mexico
• Hypernyms: ↑wren, ↑jenny wren
• Member Holonyms: ↑Campylorhynchus, ↑genus Campylorhynchus, ↑Heleodytes, ↑genus Heleodytes
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noun : a large harsh-voiced wren (Heleodytes brunneicapillus) occurring in several varieties or subspecies in southwestern No. America
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any American wren of the genus Campylorhynchus, of arid regions, esp. C. brunneicapillus, of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
[1865-70, Amer.]
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cactus wren,
a large wren with long bill and tail which nests in cactuses in the southwestern United States and in Central America.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.