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Palaeognathae
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Definition
: A superorder of large, mostly flightless birds, named for their distinctive PALATE morphology. It includes the orders Apterygiformes, Casuriiformes, Dinornithiformes, RHEIFORMES; STRUTHIONIFORMES and Tinamiformes.
Examples
Dromaiidae
;
Rheiformes
;
Struthioniformes
Other names
Ratite; Bird, Kiwi; Kiwi Bird; Ratites