Aves
See also: aves
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin avēs, nominative plural of avis (“bird”).
Proper noun
Aves
- The birds. Depending on the classification, either:
Hypernyms
- (class): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Eureptilia, Romeriida - clades; Diapsida - subclass; Archosauromorpha - infraclass; Archosauria - division; Ornithodira - subsection; Dinosauria - superorder; Saurischia - order; Eusaurischia - taxon; Theropoda - suborder; Tetanurae - infraorder; Avetheropoda, Coelurosauria, Maniraptoriformes, Eumaniraptora, Avialae - taxa
- (subclass): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class[1]
Hyponyms
- (class): Neognathae, Paleognathae - clades
- (subclass): Neognathae, Paleognathae - infraclasses; Galloanseri, Neoaves - superorders in Neognathae[1]
References
- “Aves”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “Aves”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- Aves on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Aves on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Aves on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons