Definition of Acrocephalus

1. Noun. A genus of Sylviidae.

Exact synonyms: Genus Acrocephalus
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Sylviidae, Sylviidae

Lexicographical Neighbors of Acrocephalus

Acrasiomycetes
Acre
Acre antshrike
Acre antshrikes
Acrel's ganglion
Acrididae
Acridotheres
Acridotheres tristis
Acrilan
Acris
Acris crepitans
Acris gryllus
Acrobates
Acrocarpus
Acrocarpus fraxinifolius
Acrocephalus (current term)
Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Acroceraunian
Acroclinium
Acroclinium roseum
Acrocomia
Acrocomia aculeata
Acrocomia vinifera
Acropolis
Acropolitan
Acropora
Acrostichum
Acrostichum aureum
Acroá
Act.

Literary usage of Acrocephalus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A History of the Birds of Europe: Including All the Species Inhabiting the ...by Henry Eeles Dresser, Richard Bowdler Sharpe by Henry Eeles Dresser, Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1881)
"Acrocephalus arabicus ii. 679. Acrocephalus arundinaceus ii. 557, 567, 572, 579, 582, ... Acrocephalus brunnescens ii. 585. Acrocephalus dumetorum . ii. ..."

2. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1895)
"Acrocephalus palustris. Rare, but regular ; formerly less rare; ... Acrocephalus aquaticus. Rare, hardly every year; common in 1855 and 1856. 48. ..."

3. The Ibis by British Ornithologists' Union (1892)
"Acrocephalus ARUNDINACEUS. Very rare, both in spring and autumn. 122. ... 123. Acrocephalus AGRICOLA. One shot in June 1864. 124. Acrocephalus ..."

4. Transactions by Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' Society, Norwick Eng, Thomas Southwell, Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' Society (1889)
"A summer visitant, generally distributed, very abundant on tLe broads in most seasons, but rather uncertain.—S. 54. SEDGE WARBLER (Acrocephalus ..."

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