Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Rasores"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Rasores \Ra*so`res\, n. pl. [{NL}., fr. L. radere, rasum, to
scratch. See {Rase}, v. t.] (Zo["o]l.)
An order of birds; the Gallin[ae].
Note: Formely, the word {Rasores} was used in a wider sense,
so as to include other birds now widely separated in
classification.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Gallinae \Gal*li"nae\, n.; pl. [NL., fr. L. gallina a hen,
gallus a cock.] (Zo["o]l.)
An order of birds, including the common domestic fowls,
pheasants, grouse, quails, and allied forms; -- sometimes
called {{Rasores}}.
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