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Definition of Apterygiformes
1. Noun. A ratite bird order: flightless ground birds having vestigial wings and long bills and small eyes: kiwis.
Exact synonyms: Order Apterygiformes
Generic synonyms: Animal Order
Group relationships: Aves, Class Aves
Member holonyms: Apterygidae, Family Apterygidae
Generic synonyms: Animal Order
Group relationships: Aves, Class Aves
Member holonyms: Apterygidae, Family Apterygidae
Lexicographical Neighbors of Apterygiformes
Literary usage of Apterygiformes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Вестник зоологии. Отдельний выпуск by НАН Украины, Instytut zoolohiï (Akademii︠a︡ nauk Ukraïnsʹkoï RSR), Instytut zoolohiï im. I.I. Shmalʹhauzena (1893)
"Order apterygiformes. PARKER, TJ Observations on the Anatomy and Development of the
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