Paleognathae

Translingual

Alternative forms

• Palaeognathae

Etymology

From palaeo- +‎ Ancient Greek γνάθος (gnáthos, “jaw”).

Proper noun

Paleognathae

1. A taxonomic infraclass within the subclass Aves – birds that excel in running rather than flying, such as ostriches, emus, rheas, and the tinamous (which can fly).

Hypernyms

• (infraclass): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass

Hyponyms

• (infraclass): Apterygiformes, Casuariiformes, Rheiformes, Struthioniformes, Tinamiformes - orders

Coordinate terms

• (infraclass): Neognathae

Translations

infraclass of birds

• Finnish: vanhaleukaiset

References

• Palaeognathae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Palaeognathae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Palaeognathae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Paleognathae at Avian Taxonomy in Flux
• Palaeognathae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. PMID 25923521, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248