| / English Dictionary |
STRUTHIONIFORMES
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A ratite bird order: ostriches and related extinct birds; known from the Pleistocene onward
Synonyms:
order Struthioniformes; Struthioniformes
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Struthioniformes" is a kind of...):
animal order (the order of animals)
Meronyms (members of "Struthioniformes"):
family Struthionidae; Struthionidae (tall terrestrial birds: ostriches)
Holonyms ("Struthioniformes" is a member of...):
Aves; class Aves ((ornithology) the class of birds)
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
