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GENUS ACANTHISITTA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Acanthisitta mean?
• GENUS ACANTHISITTA (noun)
The noun GENUS ACANTHISITTA has 1 sense:
1. a genus of Xenicidae
Familiarity information: GENUS ACANTHISITTA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of Xenicidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Acanthisitta; genus Acanthisitta
Hypernyms ("genus Acanthisitta" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "genus Acanthisitta"):
Acanthisitta chloris; rifleman bird (small green-and-bronze bird)
Holonyms ("genus Acanthisitta" is a member of...):
Acanthisittidae; family Acanthisittidae; family Xenicidae; Xenicidae (alternative names for the family comprising the New Zealand wrens)
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