accentor

Prunella montanella (top) and Prunella modularis (bottom), species of accentor (1)

Meaning

Noun

  • Any bird of the Eurasian genus Prunella, such as the dunnock.
  • The ovenbird, Seiurus aurocapilla (species).
  • One who sings the leading part; the director or leader.

Origin

  • From Latin accentor ("one who sings with another"), from ad + cantor, from canō. Superficially accent + -or.

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