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Rasores

plural noun
Ra·​so·​res | \ rəˈsōr(ˌ)ēz\

Definition of Rasores

in former classifications
: an order of birds comprising the Gallinae and the Columbae or coextensive with Gallinae

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History and Etymology for Rasores

New Latin, from Late Latin, plural of rasor one that scrapes, from Latin rasus (past participle of radere to scrape, shave) + -or

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