Definition of Prunella modularis

1. Noun. Small brownish European songbird.

Exact synonyms: Dunnock, Hedge Sparrow, Sparrow
Generic synonyms: Accentor

Lexicographical Neighbors of Prunella Modularis

Proxima Centauri
Prozac
Pru
Prudence
Prudhoe Bay
Prue
Prueher
Prufrockian
Prumnopitys
Prumnopitys amara
Prumnopitys andina
Prumnopitys elegans
Prumnopitys ferruginea
Prumnopitys taxifolia
Prunella
Prunella modularis (current term)
Prunella vulgaris
Prunellidae
Prunus
Prunus alleghaniensis
Prunus americana
Prunus amygdalus
Prunus angustifolia
Prunus armeniaca
Prunus avium
Prunus besseyi
Prunus capuli
Prunus caroliniana
Prunus cerasifera
Prunus cerasus

Literary usage of Prunella modularis

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

1. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History by Boston Society of Natural History (1871)
"Pratincola rubetra Koch. * Pratincola rubicola Koch. * Prunella modularis Vieill. * Sylvia atricapilla Scop. * Sylvia hortensis Lath. ..."

2. Northumberland Words by Richard Oliver Heslop, Harry Haldane, Oliver Heslop (1894)
"HEDGE-RUT, hedge root. To sit in the hedge-rut is to sit under the shelter of a hedge. HEDGY, the hedge sparrow, Prunella modularis. ..."

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