Translingual

Proper noun

Falconiformes

1. A taxonomic order within the parvclass Neognathae., variously defined, two common definitions being
   1. All the raptors, or birds of prey
   2. Only the family Falconidae
2. A taxonomic order within the superorder Neoaves – only the family Falconidae.^[1]

Hypernyms

• (order): Aves - class; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass
• (order per Ruggiero): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Reptilia - class^[1]

Hyponyms

• (all raptors): Accipitridae (hawks, eagles etc). Pandionidae (ospreys), Falconidae (falcons etc), Sagittariidae (secretary bird etc), Cathartidae (New World vultures)
• (order per Ruggiero): Falconidae^[1]

References

1. 1 2 3 Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521

French

Noun

falconiformes m

1. plural of falconiforme