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MARSH WREN

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Meaning:

A wren of the genus Cistothorus that frequents marshes

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("marsh wren" is a kind of...):

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

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "marsh wren"):

Cistothorus palustris; long-billed marsh wren (American wren that inhabits tall reed beds)

Cistothorus platensis; sedge wren; short-billed marsh wren (small American wren inhabiting wet sedgy meadows)

Holonyms ("marsh wren" is a member of...):

Cistothorus; genus Cistothorus (marsh wrens)

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