Xenicus

Translingual

Wikispecies

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ξενικός (xenikós, different, strange).[1]

Proper noun

Xenicus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Acanthisittidae – New Zealand rock wren.

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

References

  1. ^ Jobling, James A. (30 June 2010) Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN

Further reading

  • Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN