Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Troglodytidae .
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Examples
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A light eye-ring and russet plumage were mentioned, and while, overall, the birds seemed similar to juvenile House wrens Troglodytes aedon or Grass wrens Cistothorus platensis, Woods mentioned photographs taken in 1975 that seemed to show a longer tail than that present in House wrens.
Archive 2006-05-01 Darren Naish 2006
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The Sedge Wren (Cistothorus platensis) is a spunky little brown species with a chattery call.
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