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Webster 1913 Edition
Macropteres
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Ma-crop′te-res
,Noun.
pl.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] long +
πτερόν
feather, wing.] (Zool.)
A division of birds; the Longipennes.
Definition 2024
Macropteres
Macropteres
See also: macropterus
Translingual
Proper noun
Macropteres
- (archaic) A taxonomic division within the class Aves – similar to the order Longipennes, including birds such as the gulls.
See also
- Macropteryx (in part in Aerodramus)
- Macropterygidae