xenicus

English Thesaurus

1. type genus for the Xenicidae (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	bird genus,
definition	:	a genus of birds (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	rock wren, xenicus gilviventris,
definition	:	short-tailed bird resembling a wren (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	acanthisittidae, family acanthisittidae, family xenicidae, xenicidae,
definition	:	alternative names for the family comprising the New Zealand wrens (noun.animal)