dunnock
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English[edit]
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