Neoaves

Translingual

Etymology

From neo- +‎ Aves.

Proper noun

Neoaves

1. 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.

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

• (superorder): Telluraves
  • Afroaves, Australaves – clades
    • 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

Coordinate terms

• (superorder): Galloanseri

References

• Neoaves on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Neoaves on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Neoaves on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons