Translingual

Pithecophaga jefferyi

Proper noun

Accipitriformes

1. A taxonomic order within the subclass Neognathae – diurnal birds of prey.

Usage notes

• Also treated as a family, Accipitridae, in Falconiformes.

Hypernyms

• (order): Aves - class; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass

Hyponyms

• (order): Accipitridae (hawks eagles etc), Cathartidae (New World vultures), Pandionidae (ospreys), Sagittariidae (secretary bird) - families

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