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cactus wren

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

a wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus), native to the southwestern United States southwards to central Mexico.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: wren, jenny wren

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10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 棕曲嘴鷦鷯 /棕曲嘴鹪鹩 (zōngqūzuǐjiāoliáo) — Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
  • German: Kaktuszaunkönig — Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
  • Polish: strzyż kaktusowy — Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
  • Polish: brunatniczek kroplisty — Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
  • Russian: обыкнове́нный ка́ктусовый крапи́вник (obyknovénnyj káktusovyj krapívnik) — Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
  • Spanish: cucarachero desértico — Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
  • Spanish: matraca del desierto — Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
  • Spanish: matraca desértica — Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
  • Spanish: ratona desértica — Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
  • Ukrainian: різжак кактусовий (rizžak kaktusovyj) — Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus