Trochiliformes
Translingual
Etymology
Trochilus + -iformes
Proper noun
Trochiliformes
- (archaic) A taxonomic order within the subclass Neognathae – the hummingbirds, now included in Apodiformes.
Hypernyms
- (order): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass
Hyponyms
- (order): Trochilidae (the only family)
Translations
Hummingbirds
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Further reading
Hummingbird on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Trochiliformes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Trochilidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons