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Preferred term

Palaeognathae  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Bird, Kiwi
  • Kiwi Bird
  • Ratite
  • Ratites

Scope note

  • A superorder of large, mostly flightless birds, named for their distinctive PALATE morphology. It includes the orders Apterygiformes, Casuriiformes, Dinornithiformes, RHEIFORMES; STRUTHIONIFORMES and Tinamiformes.

History note

  • 2005

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D046108

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