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Apterygiformes ThesaurusNoun | 1.Apterygiformes - a ratite bird order: flightless ground birds having vestigial wings and long bills and small eyes: kiwisorder Apterygiformesanimal order - the order of animalsAves, class Aves - (ornithology) the class of birdsApterygidae, family Apterygidae - coextensive with the order Apterygiformes |
Apterygiformes
Apterygiformes[‚ap·tə‚rij·ə′fȯr‚mēz] (vertebrate zoology) An order of ratite birds containing three living species, the kiwis, characterized by small eyes, limited eyesight, and nostrils at the tip of the bill. FinancialSeeKiwiApterygiformes Related to Apterygiformes: kiwi, order ApterygiformesSynonyms for Apterygiformesnoun a ratite bird order: flightless ground birds having vestigial wings and long bills and small eyes: kiwisSynonymsRelated Words- animal order
- Aves
- class Aves
- Apterygidae
- family Apterygidae
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