Tracheophonae
plural noun
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
tracheophone
\ˈtrākēəˌfōn, trəˈk-\ adjective or nounExplore M-W
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Origin and Etymology of tracheophonae
New Latin, from trache- + Greek phōnē sound, voice — more at ban
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