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Struthioniformes

Struthioniformes

9.9
A group of large flightless birds like ostriches, including extinct relatives
  • noun
  • /struːθiənˈɔːrfəˌmiːz/
  • Specialized
: Struthioniformes
  • The Struthioniformes order includes both living ostriches and several extinct relatives.

Examples

  • Did you know that Struthioniformes include the largest living birds?

  • Studying Struthioniformes helps scientists understand the evolution of flightless birds.

  • Fossils of Struthioniformes have been found in regions throughout Africa and Asia.

  • The Struthioniformes are fascinating creatures that have adapted to life on land.

  • Fossils of Struthioniformes have been found in regions throughout Africa and Asia.

  • Studying Struthioniformes helps scientists understand the evolution of flightless birds.

  • The Struthioniformes order includes both living ostriches and several extinct relatives.

Surface Forms

Struthioniformes singular
Struthioniformes plural

Morphology

Struthioniformes = Struthio (opaque) = Struthio + iformes

The word is a taxonomic formation based on the ostrich genus Struthio plus the zoological ending -iformes, but the overall order name is not inferable for most learners.

Etymology

Struthioniformes comes from the name Struthio for the ostrich and the ending -iformes, which means 'in the form of' or 'group'. So the name means 'birds like the ostrich', which fits an order of large, flightless birds.