dunnock
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Etymology
[edit]From Middle English donek, dunok, equivalent to dun (“brownish grey”) + -ock (diminutive suffix). Cognate with Old High German doniklīn (“hedge-sparrow; dunnock”). Compare ruddock.
Noun
[edit]dunnock (plural dunnocks)
- A small European and Asian passerine bird, Prunella modularis; the hedge sparrow or hedge warbler.
Translations
[edit]bird
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References
[edit]dunnock on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Prunella modularis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Prunella modularis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons