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sedge warbler

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A small European warbler, Acrocephalus schoenobaenus, family Acrocephalidae, that winters in sub-Saharan Africa

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

small European warbler that breeds among reeds and wedges and winters in Africa

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sedge bird, sedge wren, reedbird, Acrocephalus schoenobaenus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Old World warbler, true warbler

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Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: крайбрежно шаварче (krajbrežno šavarče) — Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
  • Catalan: boscarla dels joncs — Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
  • Chechen: цӏик-цӏик хьоза (cʼik-cʼik ḥroza) — Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
  • Chinese Mandarin: 水蒲葦鶯 /水蒲苇莺 (shuǐpúwěiyīng) — Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
  • Dutch: rietzanger — Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
  • Estonian: kõrkja-roolind — Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
  • Finnish: ruokokerttunen — Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
  • French: phragmite des joncs — Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
  • Galician: fulepa das xunqueiras — Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
  • German: Schilfrohrsänger — Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
  • Icelandic: síkjasöngvari — Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
  • Irish: ceolaire cíbe — Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
  • Italian: forapaglie — Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
  • Polish: rokitniczka — Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
  • Scottish Gaelic: glaisean — Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
  • Swedish: sävsångare — Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
  • Turkish: kındıra kamışçını — Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
  • Vietnamese: chích lác — Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
  • Volapük: ridakraozef — Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
  • Welsh: telor yr hesg — Acrocephalus schoenobaenus