Ciconiiformes
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[edit] Translingual
[edit] Etymology
From Latin ciconia (“stork”) + New Latin -iformes, plural of -iformis, from forma (“shape, form”)
[edit] Proper noun
Ciconiiformes
- (taxonomy) A taxonomic order within the subclass Neognathae — the storks, herons, egrets, ibises, spoonbills, etc.
[edit] Hyponyms
- (order of birds): Ardeidae, Cochlearidae, Balaenicipitidae, Scopidae, Ciconiidae, Threskiornithidae
[edit] See also
Ciconiiformes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ciconiiformes on Wikispecies. Wikispecies
