Neognathae

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Translingual

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Passer hispaniolensis
Falco peregrinus

Etymology

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From neo- +‎ Ancient Greek γνάθος (gnáthos, jaw).

Proper noun

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Neognathae

  1. Almost all living, flying birds
    1. A taxonomic superorder within the infraclass Neornithes.
    2. A taxonomic infraclass within the subclass Aves.[1]

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References

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  1. 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