Xenicus (Noun)
Meaning
Type genus for the Xenicidae.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Xenicus is a type genus for the Xenicidae family, commonly known as New Zealand wrens.
- The genus Xenicus includes three extant or recently extinct species.
- Xenicus species inhabit temperate rainforest environments in New Zealand.
- In taxonomic classification, Xenicus serves as a representative genus for the Xenicidae.
- Xenicus is assigned to the Passeriformes order and the recently established Xenicidae family.