Casuariiformes

Translingual

Etymology

Casuarius +‎ -iformes

Proper noun

Casuariiformes

A taxonomic order within the subclass Aves – the cassowaries and emus.

Usage notes

Sometimes lumped with Struthioniformes.

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

(order): Casuariidae, Dromaiidae - families

References

Casuariiformes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Casuariiformes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Casuariiformes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Casuariiformes at Avian Taxonomy in Flux
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

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