Neornithes
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Translingual
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Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek prefix νεο- (neo-), from νέος (néos, “new, young”) and ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”).
Proper noun
[edit]Neornithes
- A taxonomic clade within the subclass Aves – all modern birds, characterized by many adaptations for flight, such as a four-chambered heart and feathers, and differentiated from other, older birds by having a beak with no teeth.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (infraclass): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Carinatae - subclass
Hyponyms
[edit]- (infraclass): Palaeognathae, Neognathae, Odontognathae (not included in some systems) - parvclasses
References
[edit]Modern birds on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Neornithes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Neornithes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons