Dunnock
/ˈdʌnək/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A small European and Asian passerine bird, Prunella modularis; the hedge sparrow or hedge warbler.
- 2 small brownish European songbird wordnet
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.