See also: Appendix:Variations of "aves" Etymology From Latin avēs, nominative plural of avis (“bird”). Proper noun Aves The birds. Depending on the classification, either: A taxonomic class within the subphylum Vertebrata. A taxonomic subclass within the class Reptilia.[1] Hypernyms (class): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Eureptilia, Romeriida - clades; Diapsida - subclass; Archosauromorpha - infraclass; Archosauria - division; Ornithodira - subsection; Dinosauria - superorder; Saurischia - order; Eusaurischia - taxon; Theropoda - suborder; Tetanurae - infraorder; Avetheropoda, Coelurosauria, Maniraptoriformes, Eumaniraptora, Avialae - taxa (subclass): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class[1] Hyponyms (class): Neognathae, Paleognathae - clades (subclass): Neognathae, Paleognathae - infraclasses; Galloanseri, Neoaves - superorders in Neognathae[1] References “Aves”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC. “Aves”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. Aves on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Aves on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Aves on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Aves at the Tree of Life Web Project [1]Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. PMID 25923521, →DOI English Wikipedia has an article on:Aves (disambiguation)Wikipedia Proper noun Aves A surname Noun Aves plural of Ave Anagrams Veas, save, AEVs, vaes, vase, seva, VASE, Esav, Save, VAEs, VESA