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accentor
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun accentor has 1 sense
- accentor(n = noun.animal) - small sparrow-like songbird of mountainous regions of Eurasia; is a kind of oscine, oscine bird
is a member of genus prunella, prunella
has particulars: dunnock, hedge sparrow, prunella modularis, sparrow
CIDE DICTIONARY
accentor, n. [L. ad. + cantor singer, canere to sing.].
- One who sings the leading part; the director or leader. [1913 Webster]
- A genus of European birds (so named from their sweet notes), including the hedge warbler. In America sometimes applied to the water thrushes. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
accentor, n. any bird of the genus Prunella, e.g. the hedge sparrow.
Etymology
med.L accentor f. L ad to + cantor singer
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