'Ciconiiformes' definitions:
Definition of 'Ciconiiformes'
(from WordNet)
noun
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: Ciconiiformes, order Ciconiiformes]
Definition of 'Ciconiiformes'
From: 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]