Neoaves

Translingual

Etymology

From neo- +‎ Aves.

Proper noun

Neoaves

Most modern birds, excluding Anseriformes (eg, ducks) and Galliformes (eg, chickens) and Paleognathae (eg, ostriches, rheas)
1. A taxonomic clade within the superorder Neognathae.
2. A taxonomic superorder within the infraclass Neognathae.[1]

Hypernyms

(superorder): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass[1]

Hyponyms

(superorder): Accipitriformes, Apodiformes, Bucerotiformes, Caprimulgiformes, Cariamiformes, Charadriiformes, Ciconiiformes, Coliiformes, Columbiformes, Coraciiformes, Cuculiformes, Eurypygiformes, Falconiformes, Gaviiformes, Gruiformes, Leptosomiformes, Mesitornithiformes, Musophagiformes, Opisthocomiformes, Otidiformes, Passeriformes, Pelecaniformes, Phaethontiformes, Phoenicopteriformes, Piciformes, Podicipediformes, Procellariiformes, Psittaciformes, Pteroclidiformes, Sphenisciformes, Strigiformes, Suliformes, Trogoniformes - orders[1]

Coordinate terms

(superorder): Galloanseri[1]

References

Neoaves on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Neoaves on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Neoaves on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Neoaves at the Tree of Life Web Project

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. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521

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