Neognathae
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Translingual[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From neo- + Ancient Greek γνάθος (gnáthos, “jaw”).
Proper noun[edit]
Neognathae
- Almost all living, flying birds
- A taxonomic superorder within the infraclass Neornithes.
- A taxonomic infraclass within the subclass Aves.[1]
Hypernyms[edit]
- (superorder): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass
- (infraclass): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass[1]
Hyponyms[edit]
- (superorder): Galloanserae, Neoaves - clades
- Anseriformes (waterfowl), Galliformes (fowl) - orders in Galloanserae
- Accipitriformes (diurnal birds of prey - eagles, etc.), Apodiformes (swifts and hummingbirds), Caprimulgiformes (nightjars, etc.), Charadriiformes (waders, gulls and auks), Ciconiiformes (storks, etc.), Coliiformes (mousebirds), Columbiformes (doves and pigeons), Coraciiformes (kingfishers, etc.), Cuculiformes (cuckoos), Falconiformes (birds of prey - falcons, etc.), Gaviiformes (loons), Gruiformes (cranes), Passeriformes (songbirds), Pelecaniformes (pelicans), Piciformes (woodpeckers), Podicipediformes (grebes), Procellariiformes (albatrosses, petrels, etc.), Psittaciformes (parrots), Pteroclidiformes (sandgrouse), Sphenisciformes (penguins), Strigiformes (owls), Trogoniformes (trogons), Turniciformes (buttonquail) - orders in Neoaves
- (infraclass): Galloanseri, Neoaves - superorders[1]
Coordinate terms[edit]
- (superorder): Palaeognathae
- (infraclass): Paleognathae[1]
References[edit]
Neognathae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Neognathae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Neognathae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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