Apodiformes
Translingual
Etymology
Apus + -iformes
Proper noun
Apodiformes
- A taxonomic order within the subclass Aves – swifts, tree swifts and, formerly, hummingbirds.
Hypernyms
- (order): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Neoaves - superorder
Hyponyms
- (order): Aegothelidae (owlet-hightjars), Apodidae (swifts), Hemiprocnidae (tree swifts), Trochilidae (hummingbirds) - families
References
Apodiformes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Apodiformes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Apodiformes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Apodiformes at Avian Taxonomy in Flux
- 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