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English noun: Wren

1. Wren (person) English architect who designed more than fifty London churches (1632-1723)


SynonymsSir Christopher Wren


Instance hypernymarchitect, designer

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


Synonymsjenny wren


Broader (hypernym)passeriform bird, passerine


Narrower (hyponym)cactus wren, Carolina wren, house wren, marsh wren, rock wren, Salpinctes obsoletus, Thryothorus ludovicianus, Troglodytes aedon, Troglodytes troglodytes, winter wren


Member meronymfamily Troglodytidae, Troglodytidae









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