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noun
A passerine bird of the family Acanthisittidae, including two living and several extinct species in four or five genera.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
birds of New Zealand that resemble wrens
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: oscine, oscine bird
Narrower terms: rock wren, Xenicus gilviventris, rifleman bird, Acanthisitta chloris
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