marsh wren

/mɑrʃ rɛn/

Other forms: marsh wrens

Definitions of marsh wren

1. noun

   a wren of the genus Cistothorus that frequents marshes
   types:

   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:

   jenny wren, wren

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