Tinamiformes (Noun)
Meaning
Coextensive with the family Tinamidae.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The Tinamiformes order comprises one extant family, Tinamidae, and is coextensive with the family.
- Birds belonging to the order Tinamiformes, including those in the family Tinamidae, exhibit distinct characteristics.
- All modern members of the order Tinamiformes belong to the family Tinamidae.
- Although it contains many extinct species, the Tinamiformes order is now essentially coextensive with the family Tinamidae.
- Members of the Tinamiformes order are only classified within the single family Tinamidae, also known as tinamous.