Rheiformes

Rheiformes
noun
a ratite bird order: birds intermediate in characteristics between ostriches and emus: recent and extinct rheas
Syn: ↑order Rheiformes
Hypernyms: ↑animal order
Member Holonyms: ↑Aves, ↑class Aves
Member Meronyms: ↑Rheidae, ↑family Rheidae

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\\ˌrēəˈfȯr(ˌ)mēz\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Rhea + -iformes
: an order of birds that are intermediate in some respects between the ostriches and the emus and cassowaries and that comprise the recent and extinct rheas

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