Paleognathae
Translingual
![](Images/wiktionary/Double-Wattled_Cassowary_(Casuarius_bicarunculatus).jpg.webp)
Alternative forms
- Palaeognathae
Etymology
From palaeo- + Ancient Greek γνάθος (gnáthos, “jaw”).
Proper noun
Paleognathae
- A taxonomic infraclass within the subclass Aves – birds that excel in running rather than flying, such as ostriches, emus, rheas, and the tinamous (which can fly).
Hypernyms
- (infraclass): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass
Hyponyms
- (infraclass): Apterygiformes, Casuariiformes, Rheiformes, Struthioniformes, Tinamiformes - orders
Coordinate terms
- (infraclass): Neognathae
Translations
infraclass of birds
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References
Palaeognathae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Palaeognathae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Palaeognathae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Paleognathae at Avian Taxonomy in Flux
- Paleognathae at Encyclopedia of Life
- Palaeognathae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- 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