dunnock
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Heckenbraunelle, Braunelle
A small European and Asian passerine bird, Prunella modularisA small European and Asian passerine bird, Prunella modularis; the hedge sparrow or hedge warbler.
/ˈdʌnək/
Meaning
1 sensesA small European and Asian passerine bird, Prunella modularis; the hedge sparrow or hedge warbler.
Heckenbraunelle, Braunelle
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small brownish European songbird
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Origin
From Middle English donek, dunok, from Old English *dunnuc, equivalent to dun (“brownish gFrom 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.
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