Furnariidae

plural noun

Fur·​na·​ri·​idae

ˌfərnəˈrīəˌdē

: a family of tropical American birds comprising the ovenbirds and related forms and with the woodhewers, the antbirds, and several other tropical American birds forming a superfamily of the Tyranni

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Furnarius, type genus (from Latin furnarius baker, from furnus + -arius -ary) + -idae

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