Superorder Ratitae (Noun)
Meaning
Used in former classifications to include all ratite bird orders.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The superorder Ratitae was once used to group all flightless birds, including ostriches and emus, into a single category.
- In former classifications, the superorder Ratitae included several distinct orders of ratite birds, such as the Struthioniformes and Casuariiformes.
- The superorder Ratitae was a broad classification that encompassed various ratite bird orders, but it is no longer used in modern taxonomy.
- Historically, the superorder Ratitae was used to classify large, flightless birds, including rheas and kiwis, into a single superorder.
- The superorder Ratitae was a former classification that grouped all ratite bird orders together, but it has since been abandoned in favor of more specific classifications.