dunnock

noun

dunnock

noun

US, UK /ˈdʌnək/

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.

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A small European and Asian passerine bird, Prunella modularis; the hedge sparrow or hedge warbler.

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