jenny wren

/ˌdʒɛni rɛn/

Other forms: jenny wrens

Definitions of jenny wren

1. noun

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

   types:

   Troglodytes troglodytes, winter wren

   small wren of coniferous forests of northern hemisphere

   Troglodytes aedon, house wren

   common American wren that nests around houses

   marsh wren

   a wren of the genus Cistothorus that frequents marshes

   Salpinctes obsoletus, rock wren

   wren inhabiting badlands and mesa country of western United States and Mexico

   Carolina wren, Thryothorus ludovicianus

   large United States wren with a musical call

   cactus wren

   large harsh-voiced American wren of arid regions of the United States southwest and Mexico

   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

   type of:

   passeriform bird, passerine

   perching birds mostly small and living near the ground with feet having 4 toes arranged to allow for gripping the perch; most are songbirds; hatchlings are helpless