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Apodiformes
Apodiformes
Translingual
Proper noun
Apodiformes
- A taxonomic order within the subclass Neognathae – the swifts, tree swifts and, formerly, the hummingbirds.
Hypernyms
- (order): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Aves - class; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass
Hyponyms
- (order): Apodidae - swifts; Hemiprocnidae - tree swifts; Trochilidae - hummingbirds