Paleognathae
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Translingual
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From palaeo- + Ancient Greek γνάθος (gnáthos, “jaw”).
Proper noun
[edit]Paleognathae
- A taxonomic infraclass within the subclass Aves – birds that excel in running rather than flying, such as ostriches, emus, rheas, and the tinamous (which can fly).
Hypernyms
[edit]- (infraclass): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass
Hyponyms
[edit]- (infraclass): Apterygiformes, Casuariiformes, Rheiformes, Struthioniformes, Tinamiformes - orders
Coordinate terms
[edit]- (infraclass): Neognathae
Translations
[edit]infraclass of birds
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References
[edit]Palaeognathae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Palaeognathae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Palaeognathae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Paleognathae at Avian Taxonomy in Flux
- Palaeognathae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. PMID 25923521, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248