'Xenicidae' definitions:
Definition of 'Xenicidae'
From: WordNet
noun
Alternative names for the family comprising the New Zealand wrens [syn: Xenicidae, family Xenicidae, Acanthisittidae, family Acanthisittidae]
Definition of 'Xenicidae'
From: GCIDE
- Xenicidae \Xe*ni"ci*dae\, pr. n. A natural family of birds comprising the New Zealand wrens, synonymous with Acanthisittidae.
- Syn: family Xenicidae, Acanthisittidae, family Acanthisittidae. [WordNet 1.5]