Tracheophonae
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Tra·cheo·pho·nae | \ ˌtrākēəˈfōˌnē, trəˌkē- \
Definition of Tracheophonae
in former classifications
: a group comprising clamatorial birds with the syrinx thin-walled and tracheal, the syringeal muscles few, and the semirings few and thin and including the families Dendrocolaptidae, Formicariidae, and Conopophagidae
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