SUBCLASS ARCHAEORNITHES
Dictionary entry overview: What does subclass Archaeornithes mean?
• SUBCLASS ARCHAEORNITHES (noun)
The noun SUBCLASS ARCHAEORNITHES has 1 sense:
1. primitive reptile-like fossil birds of the Jurassic or early Cretaceous
Familiarity information: SUBCLASS ARCHAEORNITHES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SUBCLASS ARCHAEORNITHES (noun)
Meaning:
Primitive reptile-like fossil birds of the Jurassic or early Cretaceous
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Archaeornithes; subclass Archaeornithes
Hypernyms ("subclass Archaeornithes" is a kind of...):
class ((biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders)
Meronyms (members of "subclass 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 ("subclass Archaeornithes" is a member of...):
Aves; class Aves (birds)