noun
term used in former classifications; erroneously grouped together birds of the orders Falconiformes and Strigiformes
• Syn: ↑order Raptores
• Hypernyms: ↑animal order
• Member Holonyms: ↑Aves, ↑class Aves
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I. \\rapˈtōr(ˌ)ēz\ noun pluralUsage: capitalized
in former classifications : an order of birds comprising Falconiformes and Strigiformes of current usage and including all the birds of prey
II.
synonym of falconiformes
Useful english dictionary. 2012.