Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Troglodytidae .
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Examples
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He was the rock wren (_Salpinctes obsoletus_) -- a species that is unknown east of the Great Plains, one well deserving a place in literature.
Birds of the Rockies 1896
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Rock Wren (Salpinctes obsoletus) Joins The Spectators
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