Ciconiiformes

plural noun
Ci·​co·​ni·​ifor·​mes | \ səˌkōnēəˈfȯrˌmēz\

Definition of Ciconiiformes

: an order of chiefly tropical fish-eating wading birds including the herons, storks, spoonbills, flamingos, and related forms all relatively large and usually with long legs and bills, upright carriage, and excepting the flamingos unwebbed feet

History and Etymology for Ciconiiformes

borrowed from New Latin, from Ciconia ciconia + -iformes -iformes

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