Definitions

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  • noun Any of the birds in the malurid genus Amytornis.

Etymologies

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grass +‎ wren

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Examples

  • Species endemic to this ecoregion include the grey grasswren (Amytornis barbatus) and the kowari (Dasycercus byrnei), which is listed as vulnerable on the 2000 IUCN Red List.

    Simpson desert 2008

  • The Carpentarian grasswren (Amytornis dorotheae) is largely restricted to sandstone escarpment of the Gulf Fall.

    Carpentaria tropical savanna 2008

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