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ARCHAEORNITHES
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Primitive reptile-like fossil birds of the Jurassic or early Cretaceous
Synonyms:
Archaeornithes; subclass Archaeornithes
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Archaeornithes" is a kind of...):
class ((biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders)
Meronyms (members of "Archaeornithes"):
genus Archaeopteryx; genus Archeopteryx; genus Sinornis (a genus of fossil birds)
genus Ibero-mesornis (a genus of fossil bird of the subclass Archaeornithes)
genus Archaeornis (a genus of fossil bird)
Holonyms ("Archaeornithes" is a member of...):
Aves; class Aves ((ornithology) the class of birds)