suborder Menurae

suborder Menurae
noun
lyrebirds and scrubbirds
Syn: ↑Menurae
Hypernyms: ↑animal order
Member Holonyms: ↑Passeriformes, ↑order Passeriformes

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  • Menurae — prop. n. A suborder of birds including lyrebirds and scrubbirds. Syn: suborder Menurae. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Menurae — noun lyrebirds and scrubbirds • Syn: ↑suborder Menurae • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Passeriformes, ↑order Passeriformes • Member Meronyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Passeriformes — noun largest order of birds comprising about half the known species; rooks; finches; sparrows; tits; warblers; robins; wrens; swallows; etc.; the four suborders are Eurylaimi and Tyranni and Menurae and Oscines or Passeres • Syn: ↑order… …   Useful english dictionary

  • animal order — noun the order of animals • Hypernyms: ↑order • Hyponyms: ↑Eubacteriales, ↑order Eubacteriales, ↑Pseudomonadales, ↑order Pseudomonadales, ↑Rickettsiales, ↑order …   Useful english dictionary

  • order Passeriformes — noun largest order of birds comprising about half the known species; rooks; finches; sparrows; tits; warblers; robins; wrens; swallows; etc.; the four suborders are Eurylaimi and Tyranni and Menurae and Oscines or Passeres • Syn: ↑Passeriformes • …   Useful english dictionary

  • Atrichornithidae — noun scrubbirds • Syn: ↑family Atrichornithidae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Menurae, ↑suborder Menurae • Member Meronyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • family Atrichornithidae — noun scrubbirds • Syn: ↑Atrichornithidae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Menurae, ↑suborder Menurae • Member Meronyms: ↑At …   Useful english dictionary

  • family Menuridae — noun lyrebirds • Syn: ↑Menuridae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Menurae, ↑suborder Menurae • Member Meronyms: ↑Menura, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Menuridae — noun lyrebirds • Syn: ↑family Menuridae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Menurae, ↑suborder Menurae • Member Meronyms: ↑Menura …   Useful english dictionary

  • lyrebird — /luyeur berrd /, n. an Australian passerine bird of the genus Menura, the male of which has a long tail that is lyrate when spread. [1825 35; LYRE + BIRD] * * * Either of two species of insectivorous suboscine passerines (family Menuridae) named… …   Universalium

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