Xenicidae (Noun)
Meaning
Alternative names for the family comprising the New Zealand wrens.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The New Zealand wrens are part of the scientific family known as the Xenicidae.
- Researchers have consistently classified the New Zealand wrens as a distinct family, most commonly using the term Xenicidae.
- Historically the New Zealand wrens were also referred to by the scientific classification Acanthittidae or the Xenicidae.
- Studies of New Zealand wrens have led to better understanding and classification of the Xenicidae family within passarine perching birds.
- Another term referring to the New Zealand wrens is indeed the Xenicidae scientifically and Acanthisittidae colloquially.