dunnock
English
Dunnock in Devon, England.
Etymology
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
dunnock (plural dunnocks)
- A small European and Asian passerine bird, Prunella modularis, the hedge sparrow or hedge warbler.
Translations
bird
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