superorder Ratitae

superorder Ratitae
noun
used in former classifications to include all ratite bird orders
Syn: ↑Ratitae
Hypernyms: ↑animal order
Member Holonyms: ↑Aves, ↑class Aves
Member Meronyms: ↑Tinamiformes, ↑order Tinamiformes

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