cactus wren

1. 1.

   large harsh-voiced American wren of arid regions of the United States southwest and Mexico

   Broaderwren

   Part ofCampylorhynchus

Questions about cactus wren

What does cactus wren mean?

cactus wren means "large harsh-voiced American wren of arid regions of the United States southwest and Mexico".

Is cactus wren a common word?

cactus wren is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.