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Definition of Genus psophia
1. Noun. Type genus of the Psophiidae: trumpeters.
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Psophiidae, Psophiidae
Member holonyms: Trumpeter
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Psophia
Literary usage of Genus psophia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Illustrations of British Ornithology by Prideaux John Selby (1833)
"EUS may be considered typical; this family also contains the genus Psophia,
closely connected with An- ..."
2. The Geographical Distribution of Animals: With a Study of the Relations of by Alfred Russel Wallace (1876)
"The range of the birds of the genus Psophia or trumpeters, is also limited by
the rivers Amazon, Madeira, Eio Negro and some others ; so that in these cases ..."
3. The Americana: A Universal Reference Library, Comprising the Arts and ...by George Edwin Rines, Frederick Converse Beach by George Edwin Rines, Frederick Converse Beach (1912)
"The large conch shells of the West Indies are frequently pierced and used for
th« same purpose, Trumpeter, a genus (Psophia) of wading- birds, ..."
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