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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Wren \Wren\ (r[e^]n), noun [OE. wrenne, AS. wrenna, wr[ae]nna, perhaps akin to wr[=ae]ne lascivious.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small singing birds belonging to {Troglodytes} and numerous allied of the family {Troglodytid[ae]}.
Note: Among the species best known are the house wren ({Troglodytes a["e]don}) common in both Europe and America, and the American winter wren ({Troglodytes hiemalis}). See also {Cactus wren}, {Marsh wren}, and {Rock wren}, under {Cactus}, {Marsh}, and {Rock}.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small singing birds more or less resembling the true wrens in size and habits.
Note: Among these are several species of European warblers; as, the reed wren (see {Reed warbler} (a), under {Reed}), the sedge wren (see {Sedge warbler}, under {Sedge}), the willow wren (see {Willow warbler}, under {Willow}), the golden-crested wren, and the ruby-crowned wren (see {Kinglet}).
{Ant wren}, any one of numerous South American birds of the family {Formicarid[ae]}, allied to the ant thrushes.
{Blue wren}, a small Australian singing bird ({Malurus cyaneus}), the male of which in the breeding season is bright blue. Called also {superb warbler}.
{Emu wren}. See in the Vocabulary.
{Wren babbler}, any one of numerous species of small timaline birds belonging to {Alcippe}, {Stachyris}, {Timalia}, and several allied genera. These birds are common in Southern Asia and the East Indies.
{Wren tit}. See {Ground wren}, under {Ground}.
{Wren warbler}, any one of several species of small Asiatic and African singing birds belonging to {Prinia} and allied genera. These birds are closely allied to the tailor birds, and build their nests in a similar manner. See also {Pincpinc}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
Wren
noun
1: English architect who designed more than fifty London churches (1632-1723) [syn: {Sir Christopher Wren}]
2: and of several small active brown birds of the northern hemisphere with short upright tails; they feed on insects [syn: {jenny wren}]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Wren, OH (village, FIPS 86632) Location: 40.80026 N, 84.77413 W Population (1990): 190 (82 housing units) Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Wren, OH -- U.S. village in Ohio Population (2000): 199 Housing Units (2000): 96 Land area (2000): 0.309842 sq. miles (0.802488 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.309842 sq. miles (0.802488 sq. km) FIPS code: 86632 Located within: Ohio (OH), FIPS 39 Location: 40.799531 N, 84.774222 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Wren, OH Wren
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