crypturinæ

pl. [Mod. Lat. cryptur (us) (q. v.), and fem. pl. adj. suff. -ince.] Ornith.: A sub-family of Tetra on ide. [CRYPTURUS.] cryp-tür-ŭs, s. [Gr. kryptos =hidden, secret, and our a =tail.] Ornith.: A genus of Gallinaceous birds, by Swains on and others placed under Tetra on ide, and by some made the type of a sub-family Crypt urine, but by Prince Bonaparte elevated into a family, Crypturide. *crys'-o-lite, s. [CHRYSOLITE.] *crys'-ô-pāşe, s. [CHRYSOPRASE.]