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ACANTHISITTA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A genus of Xenicidae

Synonyms:

Acanthisitta; genus Acanthisitta

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Acanthisitta" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Acanthisitta"):

Acanthisitta chloris; rifleman bird (small green-and-bronze bird)

Holonyms ("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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