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ROCK WREN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Wren inhabiting badlands and mesa country of western United States and Mexico
Synonyms:
rock wren; Salpinctes obsoletus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("rock wren" is a kind of...):
jenny wren; wren (any of several small active brown birds of the northern hemisphere with short upright tails; they feed on insects)
Holonyms ("rock wren" is a member of...):
genus Salpinctes; Salpinctes (a genus of Troglodytidae)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Short-tailed bird resembling a wren
Synonyms:
rock wren; Xenicus gilviventris
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("rock wren" is a kind of...):
New Zealand wren (birds of New Zealand that resemble wrens)
Holonyms ("rock wren" is a member of...):
genus Xenicus; Xenicus (type genus for the Xenicidae)
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