Piciformes

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

  Piciformes \Pic`i*for"mes\ (p[i^]s`[i^]*f[^o]r"m[=e]z), prop. n.
     pl. [NL. See {Picus}, and {-form}.] (Zool.)
     A group of birds including the woodpeckers, toucans, barbets,
     colies, kingfishes, hornbills, and some other related groups.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Piciformes
       n : woodpeckers; jacamars; puffbirds; barbets; honey guides;
           toucans [syn: {order Piciformes}]