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APTERYGIFORMES
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A ratite bird order: flightless ground birds having vestigial wings and long bills and small eyes: kiwis
Synonyms:
Apterygiformes; order Apterygiformes
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Apterygiformes" is a kind of...):
animal order (the order of animals)
Meronyms (members of "Apterygiformes"):
Apterygidae; family Apterygidae (coextensive with the order Apterygiformes)
Holonyms ("Apterygiformes" is a member of...):
Aves; class Aves ((ornithology) the class of birds)
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