Class Aves (Noun)
Meaning
(ornithology) the class of birds.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The class Aves is a group of warm-blooded, egg-laying, feathered vertebrates that includes all birds.
- Ornithologists study the class Aves to understand the behavior, physiology, and evolution of birds.
- The class Aves is characterized by the presence of feathers, beaks, and light skeletons.
- The class Aves is divided into two subclasses: Neornithes and Paleornithes, which include all modern and extinct birds.
- The fossil record suggests that the class Aves evolved from theropod dinosaurs during the Jurassic period.