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Definition of Menurae
1. Noun. Lyrebirds and scrubbirds.
Exact synonyms: Suborder Menurae
Generic synonyms: Animal Order
Group relationships: Order Passeriformes, Passeriformes
Member holonyms: Family Menuridae, Menuridae, Atrichornithidae, Family Atrichornithidae
Generic synonyms: Animal Order
Group relationships: Order Passeriformes, Passeriformes
Member holonyms: Family Menuridae, Menuridae, Atrichornithidae, Family Atrichornithidae
Lexicographical Neighbors of Menurae
Literary usage of Menurae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Birds' Nests: An Introduction to the Science of Caliology by Charles Dixon (1902)
"Here may be mentioned another aberrant group, the Lyre-birds, raised to the
dignity of an order (menurae) by some systematists, yet only allowed family rank ..."
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