Noun | 1. | New Zealand wren - birds of New Zealand that resemble wrens oscine, oscine bird - passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus Acanthisittidae, family Acanthisittidae, family Xenicidae, Xenicidae - alternative names for the family comprising the New Zealand wrens rock wren, Xenicus gilviventris - short-tailed bird resembling a wren Acanthisitta chloris, rifleman bird - small green-and-bronze bird |