Acanthisittidae

plural noun

Acan·​thi·​sit·​ti·​dae

əˌkan(t)thəˈsitəˌdē

: a family (type genus Acanthisitta) of passerine New Zealand birds including the rock wren, rifleman bird, and certain related birds

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Acanthisitta, type genus (from Greek akanthis goldfinch, linnet + sitta nuthatch) + -idae

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

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