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Aves
‖
A′ves
,Noun.
pl.
[L., pl. of
avis
bird.] (Zool.)
The class of Vertebrata that includes the birds.
☞ Aves, or birds, have a complete double circulation, oviparous reproduction, front limbs peculiarly modified as wings; and they bear feathers. All existing birds have a horny beak, without teeth; but some Mesozoic fossil birds (Odontornithes) had conical teeth inserted in both jaws. The principal groups are:
Carinatæ
, including all existing flying birds; Ratitæ
, including the ostrich and allies, the apteryx, and the extinct moas; Odontornithes
, or fossil birds with teeth. The ordinary birds are classified largely by the structure of the beak and feet, which are in direct relation to their habits. See
Beak
, Bird
, Odontonithes
. Definition 2024
Aves
Aves
See also: aves
Translingual
Proper noun
Aves
- The birds
Hypernyms
- (class): Reptilia - class; Eureptilia, Romeriida - clades; Diapsida - subclass; Archosauromorpha - infraclass; Archosauria - division; Ornithodira - subsection; Dinosauria - superorder; Saurischia - order; Eusaurischia - taxon; Theropoda - suborder; Tetanurae - infraorder; Avetheropoda, Coelurosauria, Maniraptoriformes, Eumaniraptora, Avialae - taxa
- (subclass): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Reptilia - class
Hyponyms
- (class): Neognathae, Paleognathae - clades
- (subclass): Neognathae, Paleognathae - infraclasses; Galloanseri, Neoaves - superorders in Neognathae
References
- ↑ 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