xenops
/ˈzinɑps/
xenops noun: any of the tropical birds in the genera Xenops, Megaxenops and Microxenops, found in Central and South America.
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Noun
xenops (plural xenopses)
- Any of the tropical birds in the genera Xenops, Megaxenops and Microxenops, found in Central and South America.
- PLAIN XENOPS Xenops minutus 12cm Separable from other xenopses by lack of streaking (check this carefully!). Short, level series of 4-5 very high, piercing notes. Understorey of humid forest and woodland. <1,000m, locally higher.2015 09, Birds of South America: Passerines, Princeton University Press, →ISBN, page 60
- [...] xenopses hang chickadeelike while searching the underside of a leaf. Ovenbirds of various species are often members of mixed foraging flocks. Woodcreepers were once placed in their own family, the Dendrocolaptidae, but are now grouped[…]2017 March 7, John Kricher, The New Neotropical Companion, Princeton University Press, →ISBN, page 298
Forms of xenops
| plural | xenopses |
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Origin of xenops
From translingual Xenops, from Ancient Greek.
Questions about xenops
- What does xenops mean?
- Xenops means any of the tropical birds in the genera Xenops, Megaxenops and Microxenops, found in Central and South America.
- What part of speech is xenops?
- Xenops is a noun.
- How do you pronounce xenops?
- Xenops is pronounced /ˈzinɑps/.
- What is the plural of xenops?
- The plural of xenops is xenopses.
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