Preferred Label : palaeognathae;
MeSH 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.;
MeSH hyponym : kiwi bird; ratites; Ratite; Bird, Kiwi;
MeSH Related Number : txid8821;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palaeognathae;
UNII : txid8783;
Origin ID : D046108;
UMLS CUI : C1093031;
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- Bird [UMLS semantic type]
A superorder of large, mostly flightless birds, named for their distinctive PALATE
morphology. It includes the orders Apterygiformes, Casuriiformes, Dinornithiformes,
RHEIFORMES; STRUTHIONIFORMES and Tinamiformes.