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noun
Any bird of the Eurasian genus Prunella, such as the dunnock.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
The ovenbird, Seiurus aurocapilla.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
One who sings the leading part; the director or leader.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
small sparrow-like songbird of mountainous regions of Eurasia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: oscine, oscine bird
Narrower terms: hedge sparrow, sparrow, dunnock, Prunella modularis
History
From Latin accentor (“one who sings with another”), from ad + cantor (“singer”), from canō (“sing”). Superficially accent + -or.
Across languages
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
