XENICIDAE

Meaning of XENICIDAE in English

wrens

Animal names in Latin and English dict. Словарь названий животных в латинском и английском . 2012

XENICIDAE — zəˈnisəˌdē Etymology: New Latin, from Xenicus, genus of passerine birds (from Greek xenikos of a stranger or foreigner, from xenos …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
XENICIDAE — formerly Acanthisittidae, bird family of the order Passeriformes; its members are commonly known as New Zealand wrens. The three living …
Britannica English vocabulary
WREN — family name Troglodytidae, any of 59 species of small, chunky, brownish birds (order Passeriformes). The family originated in the Western …
Britannica English vocabulary
ROCK WREN — New Zealand bird belonging to the family Xenicidae (q.v.); also, a true wren of North America (Salpinctes obsoletus; see wren).
Britannica English vocabulary
RIFLEMAN — a New Zealand wren of the family Xenicidae (q.v.).
Britannica English vocabulary