"jenny wren" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: jenny wrens [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} jenny wren (plural jenny wrens)
  1. (UK) The wren, Troglodytes troglodytes, especially as considered (in nursery-rhymes, etc.) as the wife or sweetheart of robin redbreast. Tags: UK
    Sense id: en-jenny_wren-en-noun-4491mBwK Categories (other): British English
  2. (Australia) a female blue wren, or a male blue wren in non-breeding plumage. Tags: Australia
    Sense id: en-jenny_wren-en-noun-BWGcjeHB Categories (other): Australian English
  3. (US) Synonym of herb Robert Tags: US Categories (lifeform): Wrens Synonyms: herb Robert [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-jenny_wren-en-noun-Eq22Qoi3 Disambiguation of Wrens: 21 34 46 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 25 64 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 6 27 67 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 10 29 61

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