dunnock

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun small brownish European songbird

Etymology

From 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.

In classic literature

Synonyms

hedge sparrow, sparrow, Prunella modularis

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