family Xenicidae

Definitions of family Xenicidae
  1. noun
    alternative names for the family comprising the New Zealand wrens
    synonyms: Acanthisittidae, Xenicidae, family Acanthisittidae
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    type of:
    bird family
    a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
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