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DINORNITHIFORMES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Dinornithiformes mean?
• DINORNITHIFORMES (noun)
The noun DINORNITHIFORMES has 1 sense:
1. a ratite bird order: recently extinct flightless birds of New Zealand
Familiarity information: DINORNITHIFORMES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A ratite bird order: recently extinct flightless birds of New Zealand
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Dinornithiformes; order Dinornithiformes
Hypernyms ("Dinornithiformes" is a kind of...):
animal order (the order of animals)
Meronyms (members of "Dinornithiformes"):
Dinornithidae; family Dinornithidae (moas)
Holonyms ("Dinornithiformes" is a member of...):
Aves; class Aves ((ornithology) the class of birds)
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