RATITAE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Used in former classifications to include all ratite bird orders

Synonyms:

Ratitae; superorder Ratitae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Ratitae" is a kind of...):

animal order (the order of animals)

Meronyms (members of "Ratitae"):

order Tinamiformes; Tinamiformes (coextensive with the family Tinamidae)

Holonyms ("Ratitae" is a member of...):

Aves; class Aves ((ornithology) the class of birds)