Definitions

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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Podicipedidae.

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Examples

  • Wrybills (Anarhynchus frontalis) winter in this ecoregion in large tidal harbors but are otherwise resident on the South Island while New Zealand dabchicks (Poliocephalus rufopectus VU) are normally found on coastal lakes.

    Northland temperate kauri forests 2008

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