Meanings
nounreed warbler (plural reed warblers)
plural reed warblers · alternative reed-warbler
- A warbler, of the species Acrocephalus scirpaceus in the family Acrocephalidae, native to Eurasia and Africa.First known use 18th c.
Familiar summer-morning bird song rises from the trees, reeds and bushes – song thrush, wren, reed bunting and the rhythmic, steady, repeated “chit-chit-chit” of a reed warbler.
2016 July 12, Rob Yarham, The Guardian - Any of various similar Old World birds of the same genus, especially great reed warbler (A. arundinaceus) and clamorous reed warbler (A. stentoreus).
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Bulgarian блатно шаварче
- блатно шаварче (blatno šavarče)Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Catalan boscarla de canyar
- boscarla de canyarAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Chinese Mandarin 芦苇莺, 葦鶯 /苇莺
- 芦苇莺 (lú wěi yīng)Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- 葦鶯 /苇莺 (wěiyīng)bird of the genus Acrocephalus
Czech rákosník obecný
- rákosník obecnýAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Dutch Chinese karekiet, kleine karekiet
- Chinese karekietAcrocephalus orientalis
- kleine karekietAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- karekietbird of the genus Acrocephalus
Finnish rytikerttunen, ruokokerttunen
- rytikerttunenAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- ruokokerttunenbird of the genus Acrocephalus
French rousserolle effarvatte
- rousserolle effarvatteAcrocephalus scirpaceus
German Teichrohrsänger, Rohrsänger
- TeichrohrsängerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Rohrsängerbird of the genus Acrocephalus
Hungarian cserregő nádiposzáta
- cserregő nádiposzátaAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Italian cannaiola
- cannaiolaAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Japanese 大葦切, ヨーロッパ葦切
- 大葦切 (dai-yoshikiri)Acrocephalus orientalis
- ヨーロッパ葦切 (yōroppa yoshikiri)Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Korean 개개비, 개개비
- 개개비 (gaegaebi)Acrocephalus orientalis
- 개개비 (gaegaebi)bird of the genus Acrocephalus
Polish trzcinniczek
- trzcinniczekAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Portuguese rouxinol-pequeno-dos-caniços
- rouxinol-pequeno-dos-caniçosAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Romanian lăcar de stuf
- lăcar de stufAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Russian тростниковая камышевка
- тростниковая камышевка (trostnikovaja kamyševka)Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Spanish carricero común
- carricero comúnAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Swedish rörsångare
- rörsångareAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Welsh telor cyrs dwyreiniol, telor cyrs
- telor cyrs dwyreiniolAcrocephalus orientalis
- telor cyrsAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- telor cyrsbird of the genus Acrocephalus
Cite this entry
APA
reed warbler. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reed%20warbler
MLA
“reed warbler.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reed%20warbler. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reed warbler,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reed%20warbler.
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