Definitions
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- noun Any of the
birds in themalurid genus Amytornis .
Etymologies
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grass + wren
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Examples
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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
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The Carpentarian grasswren (Amytornis dorotheae) is largely restricted to sandstone escarpment of the Gulf Fall.
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