rock wren

/rɑk rɛn/

Other forms: rock wrens

Definitions of rock wren

1. noun

   wren inhabiting badlands and mesa country of western United States and Mexico
   synonyms: Salpinctes obsoletus

   type of:

   jenny wren, wren

   any of several small active brown birds of the northern hemisphere with short upright tails; they feed on insects
2. noun

   short-tailed bird resembling a wren
   synonyms: Xenicus gilviventris

   type of:

   New Zealand wren

   birds of New Zealand that resemble wrens