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English > 1 sense of the expression order Struthioniformes:
NOUNanimalorder Struthioniformes, Struthioniformesa ratite bird order
English > order Struthioniformes: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningA ratite bird order: ostriches and related extinct birds; known from the Pleistocene onward.
SynonymStruthioniformes
Member ofAves, class Aves(ornithology) the class of birds
MembersStruthionidae, family Struthionidaetall terrestrial / terrestrial birds
Broaderanimal orderThe order of animals