English Dictionary |
ARCHAEORNITHES
Pronunciation (US): | ![]() | (GB): | ![]() |
Dictionary entry overview: What does Archaeornithes mean?
• ARCHAEORNITHES (noun)
The noun ARCHAEORNITHES has 1 sense:
1. primitive reptile-like fossil birds of the Jurassic or early Cretaceous
Familiarity information: ARCHAEORNITHES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Primitive reptile-like fossil birds of the Jurassic or early Cretaceous
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Archaeornithes; subclass Archaeornithes
Hypernyms ("Archaeornithes" is a kind of...):
class ((biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders)
Meronyms (members of "Archaeornithes"):
genus Archaeopteryx; genus Archeopteryx; genus Sinornis (a genus of fossil birds)
genus Ibero-mesornis (a genus of fossil bird of the subclass Archaeornithes)
genus Archaeornis (a genus of fossil bird)
Holonyms ("Archaeornithes" is a member of...):
Aves; class Aves ((ornithology) the class of birds)
Learn English with... Proverbs |
"The nice apples are always eaten by nasty pigs." (Bulgarian proverb)
"An egg-thief will become a horse-thief." (Armenian proverb)
"After rain comes sunshine" (Dutch proverb)