Genus Menura (Noun)
Meaning
Type and sole genus of the family Menuridae.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The genus Menura consists of only two living species of lyrebirds found in Australia.
- Genus Menura is native to Australia, comprising only the Albert's lyrebird and the superb lyrebird.
- In the family Menuridae, genus Menura represents a group of passerine birds characterized by the long tail of males.
- As the type and sole genus of the family Menuridae, genus Menura exhibits some remarkable adaptations in terms of their distinctive plumage and long tails.
- Taxonomists place genus Menura as a part of the ancient lineages of the songbird assemblage that likely diversified around the break-up of the Gondwana supercontinent.