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Definition of Musophaga
1. Noun. Type genus of the Musophagidae.
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Musophagidae, Musophagidae
Lexicographical Neighbors of Musophaga
Literary usage of Musophaga
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum by Richard Bowdler Sharpe, British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology (1891)
"Shelley Coll. Shelley Coll. Shelley Coll. (Types of species.) HCV Hunter, Esq.
[P.]. Type. Musophaga, Isert, Jour». Phys. Paris, xxxiv. p. 458 (1789). ..."
2. Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine (1855)
"ON A NEW SPECIES OF Musophaga. BY JOHN GOULD, FRS, ... For this new species Mr.
Gould proposed the name of Musophaga ..."
3. The Student, and Intellectual Observer (1868)
"Musophaga violacea, Gold Coast. The plumage of these birds does not present any
great general brilliancy. The dusky tints of most of the large feathers of ..."
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