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Definition of Atrichornis
1. Noun. Type genus of the Atrichornithidae.
Exact synonyms: Genus Atrichornis
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Atrichornithidae, Family Atrichornithidae
Member holonyms: Scrub Bird, Scrub-bird, Scrubbird
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Atrichornithidae, Family Atrichornithidae
Member holonyms: Scrub Bird, Scrub-bird, Scrubbird
Lexicographical Neighbors of Atrichornis
Literary usage of Atrichornis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cambridge Natural History by Sidney Frederick Harmer, Arthur Everett Shipley (1899)
"... each with one genus, Menura and atrichornis respectively. The former possesses
three pairs <jf vocal muscles, the latter only two pairs ;' Menura, ..."