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New Zealand wrens

New Zealand wrens is the plural of New Zealand wren.

Meaning of New Zealand wren

Noun

New Zealand wren (plural New Zealand wrens)

  1. A passerine bird of the family Acanthisittidae, including two living and several extinct species in four or five genera.
    • Suboscines (Tyranni) are mostly found in the Neotropics, whereas the small New Zealand wrens (Acanthisitti) are limited to, you guessed it, New Zealand.2016 October 19, Hanneke Meijer, “Why you can thank geology for your morning songbird chorus”, in The Guardian

Questions about New Zealand wrens

What is New Zealand wrens the plural of?
New Zealand wrens is the plural of New Zealand wren.

Words near New Zealand wrens in the dictionary

  1. New Zealand teal
  2. New Zealand teals
  3. New Zealand tit
  4. New Zealand tits
  5. New Zealand wren
  6. New Zealand wrens
  7. New Zealand yam
  8. New Zealand yams
  9. New Zealander
  10. New Zealanders
  11. New Zealandese

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