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accentor

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ac⋅cen⋅tor

  [ak-sen-ter, ak-sen-]
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–noun
any oscine bird of the family Prunellidae, of Europe and Asia, resembling sparrows but having more finely pointed bills, as the hedge sparrow.
Origin:
1815–25; < NL: a genus of such birds, LL: one who sings with another, equiv. to L ac- ac- + -centor, comb. form of cantor singer; see cantor
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accentor

any of the 12 species of the bird genus Prunella, constituting the Old World family Prunellidae (order Passeriformes). They have thrushlike bills and rounded wings, and they frequently hop or move with a peculiar motion that has given them another name, shufflewing.

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