order_ciconiiformes
1. [ noun ] (biology,zoology) 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
Synonyms: Ciconiiformes
Related terms: animal_order Aves Ardeidae Threskiornithidae Balaenicipitidae Phoenicopteridae Plataleidae Ciconiidae
Similar spelling:   order_Falconiformes
  order_Trogoniformes
  order_Columbiformes
  order_Colymbiformes
  order_Coraciiformes
  order_Cypriniformes
  order_Apodiformes
  order_Casuariiformes
  order_Sphenisciformes
  order_Cuculiformes
  order_Perciformes
  order_Charadriiformes
  order_Gaviiformes
  order_Dinornithiformes
  order_Coniferales
  order_Accipitriformes
  order_Strigiformes
  order_Caprimulgiformes
  order_Galliformes
  order_Anseriformes
  order_Aepyorniformes
  order_Tinamiformes
  order_Pelecaniformes
  order_Siluriformes
  order_Passeriformes
  order_Torpediniformes
  order_Struthioniformes
  order_Podicipediformes
  order_Podicipitiformes
  order_Psittaciformes
  order_Rheiformes
  order_Rajiformes
  order_Piciformes
  order_Gruiformes
  order_Gadiformes
  order_Apterygiformes
  order_Anguilliformes
  order_Cycadofilicales
  order_Cordaitales
  order_Corrodentia
  order_Chytridiales
  order_Thecodontia