dunnock
1 synonym for dunnock, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A small European and Asian passerine bird, Prunella modularis; the hedge sparrow or hedge warbler.
Etymology
Dunnock came into English from Middle English donek or dunok, which developed from Old English *dunnuc, equivalent to dun, ‘brownish grey’, plus the diminutive suffix -ock. Compare Old High German doniklīn, meaning ‘hedge-sparrow; dunnock’, and also compare ruddock.
Full origin of dunnock →