What is another word for struthionidae?

Pronunciation: [stɹˈuːθɪˌɒnɪdˌiː] (IPA)

Struthionidae is a taxonomic family that includes the ostrich species. There are some alternative terms that can be used interchangeably to refer to these large flightless birds. One common synonym for struthionidae is the ostrich family. Other synonyms for struthionidae include the ratite family, which refers to birds that are physically similar due to their flat breastbones, and the flightless birds family, simply describing their inability to fly. Moreover, ostriches belong to the genus Struthio, and thus the Struthionidae family can also be referred to as Struthioidae, a minor synonym for the family. Overall, these terms can be used in scientific or everyday language to refer to ostriches and their relatives within the Struthionidae family.

What are the hypernyms for Struthionidae?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    Animalia (Animals), Aves (birds), Chordata (vertebrates/animals with spinal columns), Eukarya (organisms with a nucleus), Metazoa (Multicellular Animals), Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fishes & tetrapods), Tetrapoda (four-legged vertebrates).

What are the hyponyms for Struthionidae?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for struthionidae (as nouns)

What are the holonyms for Struthionidae?

Holonyms are words that denote a whole whose part is denoted by another word.

What are the meronyms for Struthionidae?

Meronyms are words that refer to a part of something, where the whole is denoted by another word.

Related words: ostrich, emu, rhea, kiwi

What is an ostrich? What is an emu? What is a kiwi?

Can ostriches fly? Can emus fly? Can kiwis fly?

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