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单词 Aves
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Definition of Aves in English:

Aves

plural nounˈeɪviːzˈɑːveɪzˈävāz
Zoology
  • A class of vertebrates which comprises the birds.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Hence, the possession of feathers is unique to birds and defines all members of the class Aves.
    • Let's investigate the origin and evolution of flight in our representative taxa: the Pterosauria, Aves, and Chiroptera (bats).
    • Now that is fine, but if you want a pretty strong line of evidence to show that birds came from theropods, then add a lot of theropods to the class Aves.
    • However, the discovery that some dromaeosaurs could fly identifies them as birds and now places them within the class Aves.
    • The new edition also includes, significantly, a chapter on birds of the Mesozoic, thereby officially recognizing that Aves belongs to the larger grouping, Dinosauria.

Origin

Latin, plural of avis 'bird'.

 
 

Definition of Aves in US English:

Aves

plural nounˈävāz
Zoology
  • A class of vertebrates which comprises the birds.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The new edition also includes, significantly, a chapter on birds of the Mesozoic, thereby officially recognizing that Aves belongs to the larger grouping, Dinosauria.
    • Hence, the possession of feathers is unique to birds and defines all members of the class Aves.
    • However, the discovery that some dromaeosaurs could fly identifies them as birds and now places them within the class Aves.
    • Now that is fine, but if you want a pretty strong line of evidence to show that birds came from theropods, then add a lot of theropods to the class Aves.
    • Let's investigate the origin and evolution of flight in our representative taxa: the Pterosauria, Aves, and Chiroptera (bats).

Origin

Latin, plural of avis ‘bird’.

 
 
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