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STRUTHIONIFORMES

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A ratite bird order: ostriches and related extinct birds; known from the Pleistocene onward

Synonyms:

order Struthioniformes; Struthioniformes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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)

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