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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Origin and Etymology of rasores
New Latin, from Late Latin, plural of rasor one that scrapes, from Latin rasus (past participle of radere to scrape, shave) + -or — more at rat
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