- Acanthisittidae
- nounalternative names for the family comprising the New Zealand wrens• Syn: ↑Xenicidae, ↑family Xenicidae, ↑family Acanthisittidae• Hypernyms: ↑bird family• Member Holonyms: ↑Oscines, ↑suborder Oscines, ↑Passeres, ↑suborder Passeres• Member Meronyms: ↑New Zealand wren, ↑Xenicus, ↑genus Xenicus, ↑Acanthisitta, ↑genus Acanthisitta
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\\əˌkan(t)thəˈsid.əˌdē\ noun pluralUsage: capitalizedEtymology: New Latin, from Acanthisitta, type genus (from Greek akanthis goldfinch, linnet + sitta nuthatch) + -idae: a family (type genus Acanthisitta) of passerine New Zealand birds including the rock wren, rifleman bird, and certain related birds
Useful english dictionary. 2012.