cactus wren

noun

: a large harsh-voiced wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus) especially of arid regions of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico

Examples of cactus wren in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Those include bird species — Least Bell’s Vireo and coastal cactus wren — and Western spadefoot, an amphibian sometimes referred to as a toad that the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services is proposing be listed as an endangered species. —Lauren J. Mapp, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024

Others are perfectly adapted to our Sonoran desert like the cactus wren, our state bird. —Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 13 Feb. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1866, in the meaning defined above