willow wren

English

Noun

willow wren (plural willow wrens)

1. The willow warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus).
   • 1791, Erasmus Darwin, The Economy of Vegetation, J. Johnson, page 202:

     A bird of our own country called a willow-wren (Motacilla) runs up the stem of the crown-imperial (Frittillaria coronalis) and sips the pendulous drops within its petals.