Falconiformes

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Translingual

Etymology

Falco +‎ -iformes

Proper noun

Falconiformes

  1. A taxonomic order within the parvclass Neognathae., variously defined, two common definitions being
    1. All the raptors, or birds of prey
    2. Only the family Falconidae
  2. A taxonomic order within the superorder Neoaves – only the family Falconidae.[1]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. PMID 25923521, →DOI