Troglodytes troglodytes


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Noun1.Troglodytes troglodytes - small wren of coniferous forests of northern hemisphereTroglodytes troglodytes - small wren of coniferous forests of northern hemisphere
winter wren
jenny wren, wren - any of several small active brown birds of the northern hemisphere with short upright tails; they feed on insects
genus Troglodytes, Troglodytes - type genus of the Troglodytidae
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A troglodytes troglodytes lives in the dry–stone wall enclosing our garden, the long, proper name for the wren, one of our smallest residents.
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The Latin name for a wren, Troglodytes troglodytes, means 'cave dweller', which reflects their choice of nest-site, under the thick cover of hedgerows and thickets.
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