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Clamatores

Clam`a*to"res\, n. pl. [L. clamator, pl. clamatores, a bawler.] (Zo["o]l.) A division of passerine birds in which the vocal muscles are but little developed, so that they lack the power of singing.
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clamatores

noun
used in some classification systems; a suborder or superfamily nearly coextensive with suborder Tyranni; Passeriformes having relatively simple vocal organs and little power of song; clamatorial birds 
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