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‖n. pl. (Zool.) A division of birds including the geese, ducks, and closely allied forms. [ 1913 Webster ]
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n. an order of birds including the goatsuckers (
n. an order of ratite birds comprising the cassowaries and emus.
n. large diverse order of aquatic birds found along seacoasts and inland waters; shorebirds and coastal diving birds; most feed on animal life.
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.
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n. (Zool.) an order of birds including the rollers; kingfishers; hornbills; hoopoes; motmots; bee-eaters; todies.
n. an order of fishes including almost entirely freshwater fishes: characins; loaches; carp; suckers; sometimes classified as
prop. n. An order of large aquatic birds, including loons and some extinct forms.
n. An order of inland marsh-dwelling birds with long legs and necks and bills that wade in water in search of food, including cranes, rails, and bustards.
prop. n. The largest order of birds comprising about half the known species: rooks; finches; sparrows; tits; warblers; robins; wrens; swallows; etc.; in four suborders:
‖n. pl. [ NL. See Pelican, and -form. ] (Zool.) Those birds that are related to the pelican; the Totipalmi. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL. ] (Zool.) An extensive order of fishes, including the true perches (
‖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 ]
‖n. pl. [ NL. ] (Zool.) A division of fishes including the mackerels, tunnies, and allied fishes. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. L. turdus a thrush + forma form. ] (Zool.) A division of singing birds including the thrushes and allied kinds. [ 1913 Webster ]