Paleognathae

Translingual

Alternative forms

Palaeognathae

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Paleognathae

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
Paleognathae at Encyclopedia of Life
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

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