Rheiformes
"Rheiformes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An order of large, long-necked, long-legged, flightless birds, found in South America. Known as rheas, they are sometimes called American ostriches, though they are in a separate order from true OSTRICHES.
| Descriptor ID |
D020311
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.248.600.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Rheiformes- Rheiformes
- Rheas
- Ostriches, American
- American Ostriches
Ostrich, American- Ostrich, American
- American Ostrich
- American Ostrichs
- Ostrichs, American
- Rhea americana
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