A term referring to a family or group of rooster-like creatures, used in historical or mythological contexts.
From Greek 'alektryon' (rooster) plus suffix '-ides' (descendants of, members of), a common pattern in classical taxonomy for grouping related animals.
The '-ides' suffix appears in Pleiades, Heracleides, and Atlantides—it's ancient Greek's way of saying 'children of' or 'followers of,' turning mythology and biology into family trees.
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