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cactus wren

noun

Definition of CACTUS WREN

:  a large harsh-voiced wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus) especially of arid regions of the southwestern United States and Mexico
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First Known Use of CACTUS WREN

1869

Rhymes with CACTUS WREN

born-again, CNN, Debrecen, five-and-ten, fountain pen, guinea hen, hazel hen, julienne, Kerguelen, La Fontaine, lion's den, LPN, madrilene, mise-en-scène, mother hen, samisen, Sun Yat-sen, water hen

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