"malurid" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: malurids [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} malurid (plural malurids)
  1. (zoology) Any bird of the family Maluridae, insectivorous passerine birds endemic to Australia and New Guinea. Categories (topical): Zoology Categories (lifeform): Meliphagoid birds Synonyms (any species of family Maluridae): malurid wren, Australasian wren Hypernyms: meliphagoid Hyponyms (bird of family Maluridae): emu-wren, fairywren, grasswren
    Sense id: en-malurid-en-noun-K0JCdlCz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

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