noun
a wren of the genus Cistothorus that frequents marshes
• Hypernyms: ↑wren, ↑jenny wren
• Hyponyms: ↑long-billed marsh wren, ↑Cistothorus palustris, ↑sedge wren, ↑short-billed marsh wren, ↑Cistothorus platensis
• Member Holonyms: ↑Cistothorus, ↑genus Cistothorus
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noun : any of several American wrens (genera Cistothorus and Telmatodytes) that frequent marshes
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1. Also called long-billed marsh wren. a North American wren, Cistothorus palustris, that inhabits tall reed beds.
2. See sedge wren.
[1785-95, Amer.]
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marsh wren,
any one of certain American wrens that breed in marshes, such as the long-billed marsh wren.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.