Pelecaniformes

2 definitions found

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

  Pelecaniformes \Pel`e*can`i*for"mes\, n. pl. [NL. See {Pelican},
     and {-form}.] (Zool.)
     Those birds that are related to the pelican; the Totipalmi.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  Pelecaniformes
       n : pelicans; frigate birds; gannets; cormorants [syn: {order
           Pelecaniformes}]