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ORDER AEPYORNIFORMES

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Huge extinct flightless birds: elephant birds

Synonyms:

Aepyorniformes; order Aepyorniformes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("order Aepyorniformes" is a kind of...):

animal order (the order of animals)

Meronyms (members of "order Aepyorniformes"):

Aepyornidae; family Aepyornidae (coextensive with the order Aepyorniformes)

Holonyms ("order Aepyorniformes" is a member of...):

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

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