dunnock
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English donek, dunok, from Old English *dunnuc, equivalent to dun (“brownish grey”) + -ock (diminutive suffix). Compare Old High German doniklīn (“hedge-sparrow; dunnock”). Compare ruddock.
Noun
editdunnock (plural dunnocks)
- A small European and Asian passerine bird, Prunella modularis; the hedge sparrow or hedge warbler.
Translations
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References
edit- dunnock on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Prunella modularis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Prunella modularis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons