Translingual

Proper noun

Cariamiformes

1. A taxonomic order within the class Aves – seriemas and several families of extinct birds.

Hyponyms

• (order): Cariamidae - sole extant family; †Phorusrhacoidea - extinct suborder; †Bathornithidae, †Idiornithidae, †Ameghinornithidae, †Salmilidae, †Geranoididae - other extinct families

References

• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276