NOUN | animal | Struthioniformes, order Struthioniformes | a ratite bird order |
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Meaning | A ratite bird order: ostriches and related extinct birds; known from the Pleistocene onward. | |
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Synonym | order Struthioniformes | |
Member of | Aves, class Aves | (ornithology) the class of birds |
Members | Struthionidae, family Struthionidae | tall terrestrial / terrestrial birds |
Broader | animal order | The order of animals |
Spanish | estrucioniformes | |
Catalan | estrucioniformes, Struthioniformes |
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