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fairywren

US, UK/ˈfɛə.ɹiˌɹɛn/Canada, US/ˈfɛɹ.ɹiˌɹɛn//ˈfiə.ɹiˌɹɛn//ˈfeː.ɹiˌɹɛn/

noun

Any of the small passerine birds of the genera Malurus, Chenorhamphus, Clytomyias, and Sipodotus.

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Meanings

nounfairywren (plural fairywrens)

plural fairywrens · alternative fairy-wren · alternative fairy wren

Any of the small passerine birds of the genera Malurus, Chenorhamphus, Clytomyias, and Sipodotus.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

From fairy + wren.

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Translations

Catalan malur

malurpasserine bird

French mérion

mérionpasserine bird

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with fairywren

mary vary hairy ordinary prairie Carey scary bury cary canary wary airy wiktionary nary beary unwary peary eyrie chary bilingual dictionary dot and carry féerie flary glairy

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APA

fairywren. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fairywren

MLA

“fairywren.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fairywren. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fairywren,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fairywren.

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