rasores

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rasores - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Gallinae \Gal*li"nae\, n.; pl. [NL., fr. L. gallina a hen,
     gallus a cock.] (Zool.)
     An order of birds, including the common domestic fowls,
     pheasants, grouse, quails, and allied forms; -- sometimes
     called {Rasores}.
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  Rasores \Ra*so"res\ (r[.a]*z[=o]"r[=e]z), n. pl. [NL., fr. L.
     radere, rasum, to scratch. See Rase, v. t.] (Zool.)
     An order of birds; the Gallinae.
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     Note: Formerly, the word Rasores was used in a wider sense,
           so as to include other birds now widely separated in
           classification.
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