class aves
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1. (ornithology) the class of birds (noun.animal)
hypernym | : | class, |
definition | : | (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders (noun.group) |
member holonym | : | bird, |
definition | : | warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings (noun.animal) |
member holonym | : | genus protoavis, |
definition | : | extinct primitive birds of the Triassic period; 70 million years before archaeopteryx (noun.animal) |
member holonym | : | ratitae, superorder ratitae, |
definition | : | used in former classifications to include all ratite bird orders (noun.animal) |
member holonym | : | apterygiformes, order apterygiformes, |
definition | : | a ratite bird order: flightless ground birds having vestigial wings and long bills and small eyes: kiwis (noun.animal) |
member holonym | : | order rheiformes, rheiformes, |
definition | : | a ratite bird order: birds intermediate in characteristics between ostriches and emus: recent and extinct rheas (noun.animal) |
member holonym | : | order passeriformes, passeriformes, |
definition | : | largest order of birds comprising about half the known species; rooks; finches; sparrows; tits; warblers; robins; wrens; swallows; etc.; the four suborders are Eurylaimi and Tyranni and Menurae and Oscines or Passeres (noun.animal) |
member holonym | : | order raptores, raptores, |
definition | : | term used in former classifications; erroneously grouped together birds of the orders Falconiformes and Strigiformes (noun.animal) |
member holonym | : | falconiformes, order falconiformes, |
definition | : | chiefly diurnal carnivorous birds having hooked beaks and long talons with opposable hind toe: falcons; hawks; eagles; ospreys; caracaras; vultures (noun.animal) |
member holonym | : | young bird, |
definition | : | a bird that is still young (noun.animal) |
member holonym | : | galliformes, order galliformes, |
definition | : | pheasants; turkeys; grouse; partridges; quails; chickens; brush turkeys; curassows; hoatzins (noun.animal) |
member holonym | : | order psittaciformes, psittaciformes, |
definition | : | an order of birds including parrots and amazons and cockatoos and lorikeets and lories and macaws and parakeets (noun.animal) |
member holonym | : | order picariae, picariae, |
definition | : | term used in some classifications as nearly equivalent to the order Coraciiformes (noun.animal) |
member holonym | : | order piciformes, piciformes, |
definition | : | woodpeckers; jacamars; puffbirds; barbets; honey guides; toucans (noun.animal) |
member holonym | : | ciconiiformes, order ciconiiformes, |
definition | : | order of chiefly tropical marsh-dwelling fish-eating wading birds with long legs and bills and (except for flamingos) unwebbed feet: herons; storks; spoonbills; flamingos; ibises (noun.animal) |
member holonym | : | gruiformes, order gruiformes, |
definition | : | inland marsh-dwelling birds with long legs and necks and bills that wade in water in search of food: cranes; rails; bustards (noun.animal) |
member holonym | : | charadriiformes, order charadriiformes, |
definition | : | large diverse order of aquatic birds found along seacoasts and inland waters: shorebirds and coastal diving birds; most feed on anima life (noun.animal) |
domain category | : | ornithology, |
definition | : | the branch of zoology that studies birds (noun.cognition) |
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