aves
Speech parts
1. aves - Noun
3. Aves - Proper noun
Meaning
The class of Vertebrata that includes the birds.
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O sol é grande, caem co'a calma as aves.
Anatomy and systematics of the Confuciusornithidae (Theropoda, Aves) from the late Mesozoic of northeastern China.
Avialae, initially proposed to replace the traditional fossil content of Aves, is often used synonymously with the vernacular term "bird" by these researchers. citation Most researchers define Avialae as branch-based clade, though definitions vary.
A notable feature of passerines compared to other orders of Aves is the arrangement of their toes, three pointing forward and one back, which facilitates perching.
In Varro's words "Agere augurium, aves specit", Varro Lingua Latina VI 83. "to conduct the augurium, he observed the birds".
Falco bulgaricus sp. n. (Aves, Falconiformes) from the Middle Miocene of Hadzhidimovo (SW Bulgaria).