Definify.com
Definition 2024
Psittaciformes
Psittaciformes
Translingual
Proper noun
Psittaciformes
- A taxonomic order within the subclass Neognathae – the cockatoos, parrots and the owl parrot.
Hypernyms
- (order): Aves - class; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass
Hyponyms
- (order): Cacatuoidea, Psittacoidea, Strigopoidea - superfamilies
- Psittacidae, Cacatuidae - selected families
Translations
The taxonomic order consisting of cockatoos and parrots.
|