Definition of aves Aves
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| aves - (ornithology) the class of birds | ||
| class Aves | ||
| class elegance in dress or behavior; "she has a lot of class" | ||
| craniata, subphylum craniata, subphylum vertebrata, vertebrata fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammals | ||
| ornithology the branch of zoology that studies birds | ||
| bird warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings | ||
| genus protoavis extinct primitive birds of the Triassic period; 70 million years before archaeopteryx | ||
| archaeornithes, subclass archaeornithes primitive reptile-like fossil birds of the Jurassic or early Cretaceous | ||
| ratitae, superorder ratitae used in former classifications to include all ratite bird orders | ||
| order struthioniformes, struthioniformes a ratite bird order: ostriches and related extinct birds; known from the Pleistocene onward | ||
| casuariiformes, order casuariiformes a ratite bird order: cassowaries and emus | ||
| apterygiformes, order apterygiformes a ratite bird order: flightless ground birds having vestigial wings and long bills and small eyes: kiwis | ||
| order rheiformes, rheiformes a ratite bird order: birds intermediate in characteristics between ostriches and emus: recent and extinct rheas | ||
| aepyorniformes, order aepyorniformes huge extinct flightless birds: elephant birds | ||
| dinornithiformes, order dinornithiformes a ratite bird order: recently extinct flightless birds of New Zealand | ||
| insessores, order insessores, perching bird, percher a bird with feet adapted for perching (as on tree branches); this order is now generally abandoned by taxonomists | ||
| order passeriformes, passeriformes largest order of birds comprising about half the known species; rooks; finches; sparrows; tits; warblers; robins; wrens; swallows; etc.; the four suborders are Eurylaimi and Tyranni and Menurae and Oscines or Passeres | ||
| order raptores, raptores term used in former classifications; erroneously grouped together birds of the orders Falconiformes and Strigiformes | ||
| falconiformes, order falconiformes chiefly diurnal carnivorous birds having hooked beaks and long talons with opposable hind toe: falcons; hawks; eagles; ospreys; caracaras; vultures | ||
| young bird a bird that is still young | ||
| order strigiformes, strigiformes owls | ||
| galliformes, order galliformes pheasants; turkeys; grouse; partridges; quails; chickens; brush turkeys; curassows; hoatzins | ||
| columbiformes, order columbiformes sand grouse; pigeons; doves; extinct dodos and solitaires | ||
| order psittaciformes, psittaciformes an order of birds including parrots and amazons and cockatoos and lorikeets and lories and macaws and parakeets | ||
| cuculiformes, order cuculiformes cuckoos; touracos; etc. | ||
| coraciiformes, order coraciiformes rollers; kingfishers; hornbills; hoopoes; motmots; bee eaters; todies | ||
| order picariae, picariae term used in some classifications as nearly equivalent to the order Coraciiformes | ||
| apodiformes, order apodiformes swifts; hummingbirds | ||
| caprimulgiformes, order caprimulgiformes goatsuckers; frogmouths; oilbirds | ||
| order piciformes, piciformes woodpeckers; jacamars; puffbirds; barbets; honey guides; toucans | ||
| order trogoniformes, trogoniformes trogons | ||
| anseriformes, order anseriformes ducks; geese; swans; screamers | ||
| ciconiiformes, order ciconiiformes order of chiefly tropical marsh-dwelling fish-eating wading birds with long legs and bills and (except for flamingos) unwebbed feet: herons; storks; spoonbills; flamingos; ibises | ||
| gruiformes, order gruiformes inland marsh-dwelling birds with long legs and necks and bills that wade in water in search of food: cranes; rails; bustards | ||
| charadriiformes, order charadriiformes large diverse order of aquatic birds found along seacoasts and inland waters: shorebirds and coastal diving birds; most feed on anima life | ||
| gaviiformes, order gaviiformes large aquatic birds: loons and some extinct forms | ||
| colymbiformes, order colymbiformes, order podicipediformes, order podicipitiformes, podicipediformes, podicipitiformes grebes | ||
| order pelecaniformes, pelecaniformes pelicans; frigate birds; gannets; cormorants | ||
| order sphenisciformes, sphenisciformes penguins | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary ð
- aves (n. pl.)
The class of Vertebrata that includes the birds.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary ð
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ÄâēvÄz, n.pl. birds. [L.]
