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MENURA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Menura mean? 

MENURA (noun)
  The noun MENURA has 1 sense:

1. type and sole genus of the family Menuridaeplay

  Familiarity information: MENURA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MENURA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Type and sole genus of the family Menuridae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Menura; Menura

Hypernyms ("Menura" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Menura"):

lyrebird (Australian bird that resembles a pheasant; the courting male displays long tail feathers in a lyre shape)

Holonyms ("Menura" is a member of...):

family Menuridae; Menuridae (lyrebirds)


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