RHEIFORMES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Rheiformes mean? 

• RHEIFORMES (noun)
  The noun RHEIFORMES has 1 sense:

1. a ratite bird order: birds intermediate in characteristics between ostriches and emus: recent and extinct rheas

  Familiarity information: RHEIFORMES used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RHEIFORMES (noun)

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Meaning:

A ratite bird order: birds intermediate in characteristics between ostriches and emus: recent and extinct rheas

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

order Rheiformes; Rheiformes

Hypernyms ("Rheiformes" is a kind of...):

animal order (the order of animals)

Meronyms (members of "Rheiformes"):

family Rheidae; Rheidae (a family of birds coextensive with the order Rheiformes)

Holonyms ("Rheiformes" is a member of...):

Aves; class Aves ((ornithology) the class of birds)