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DINORNITHIFORMES

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A ratite bird order: recently extinct flightless birds of New Zealand

Synonyms:

Dinornithiformes; order Dinornithiformes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

animal order (the order of animals)

Meronyms (members of "Dinornithiformes"):

Dinornithidae; family Dinornithidae (moas)

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

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

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