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Rheiformes MeSH Descriptor Data 2023


MeSH Heading
Rheiformes
Tree Number(s)
B01.050.150.900.248.600.750
Unique ID
D020311
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020311
Annotation
note entry term OSTRICH, AMERICAN: OSTRICHES see STRUTHIONIFORMES is available
Scope Note
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.
Entry Term(s)
Ostrich, American
Ostriches, American
Rhea
Rhea americana
Rheas
Registry Number
txid8792
Related Numbers
txid8796
txid8797
Previous Indexing
Birds (1971-1998)
Public MeSH Note
2005; see RHEAS 1999-2004
History Note
2005 (1999)
Date Established
1999/01/01
Date of Entry
1998/06/11
Revision Date
2020/08/13
Rheiformes Preferred
Rhea Narrower
Ostrich, American Narrower
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