Ciconiiformes

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ciconiiformes \Ciconiiformes\ n.
     an order of chiefly tropical marsh-dwelling fish-eating
     wading birds with long legs and bills and (except for
     flamingos) unwebbed feet, including the herons; storks;
     spoonbills; flamingos; and ibises.
  


     Syn: order {Ciconiiformes}.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Ciconiiformes
       n : order of chiefly tropical marsh-dwelling fish-eating wading
           birds with long legs and bills and (except for flamingos)
           unwebbed feet: herons; storks; spoonbills; flamingos;
           ibises [syn: {order Ciconiiformes}]