'plains wanderer' definitions:
Definition of 'plains wanderer'
From: GCIDE
- Pedionomus \Pedionomus\ prop. n. A genus of birds including the plains wanderer ({Pedionomus torquatus}) of New South Wales as its only species. It is the only genus of the family Pedionomidae of the order Passeriformes and the plains wanderer is the only species in the family. The total world population (as of ca. 2000) is estimated to be 5 to 10 thousand.
- Note: See also http://www.philipmaher.com/plains.htm.
- Syn: genus Pedionomus. [WordNet 1.5]
Definition of 'plains wanderer'
From: GCIDE
- plains wanderer \plains wanderer\ n. A bird of the genus Pedionomus (Pedionomus torquatus) of New South Wales, the only species in the genus. Pedionomus is the only genus of the family Pedionomidae of the order Passeriformes and the plains wanderer is thus the only species in the family. The total world population (ca. 2000) is estimated to be 5 to 10 thousand.
- Note: See also http://www.philipmaher.com/plains.htm.
- Syn: plain wanderer. [WordNet 1.5]