ARCHAEORNITHES

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Archaeornithes mean? 

• ARCHAEORNITHES (noun)
  The noun ARCHAEORNITHES has 1 sense:

1. primitive reptile-like fossil birds of the Jurassic or early Cretaceous

  Familiarity information: ARCHAEORNITHES used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ARCHAEORNITHES (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Primitive reptile-like fossil birds of the Jurassic or early Cretaceous

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Archaeornithes; subclass Archaeornithes

Hypernyms ("Archaeornithes" is a kind of...):

class ((biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders)

Meronyms (members of "Archaeornithes"):

genus Archaeopteryx; genus Archeopteryx; genus Sinornis (a genus of fossil birds)

genus Ibero-mesornis (a genus of fossil bird of the subclass Archaeornithes)

genus Archaeornis (a genus of fossil bird)

Holonyms ("Archaeornithes" is a member of...):

Aves; class Aves ((ornithology) the class of birds)