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