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Pelecaniformes

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Word	Definition
order pelecaniformesnoun	pelicans; frigate birds; gannets; cormorants

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Word	Definition
order pelecaniformesnoun	pelicans; frigate birds; gannets; cormorants
pelicannoun	Any of various seabirds of the family Pelecanidae, having a long bill with a distendable pouch.
buteoninae	a subfamily of birds of prey which consists of medium to large, broad-winged species.
penguinnoun	Any of several flightless sea birds, of the family Spheniscidae within the order Sphenisciformes, found in the Southern Hemisphere, marked by their usual upright stance, walking on short legs, and (generally) their stark black and white plumage.
anatidae	the biological family of water birds that includes ducks, geese, and swans.
cootnoun	Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead.
gaviiformes	an order of aquatic birds containing the loons or divers and their closest extinct relatives.
shearwaternoun	Any of the long-winged pelagic seabirds of the family Procellariidae in genera Puffinus, Ardenna, and Calonectris, that breed on islands and coastal cliffs.
corvusnoun	(historical) A hooked ram for destroying walls.
honeyeaternoun	Any of the many Australasian birds of the family Meliphagidae, which have a tongue adapted for obtaining nectar from flowers.
columbanoun	(astronomy) A small winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dove.
phalacrocorax	a genus of fish-eating birds in the cormorant family Phalacrocoracidae.
frigatebirdnoun	Any of five species of bird in the genus Fregata, the only genus in the family Fregatidae.
phoenicopterus	a genus of birds in the flamingo family Phoenicopteridae.
railnoun	A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing.
serranidae	a large family of fishes belonging to the order Perciformes.
spoonbillnoun	Any of various large, long-legged wading birds of the genus Platalea, in the ibis family Threskiornithidae, that have a large, flat, spatulate bill.
peruvian pelican	The (Pelecanus thagus) a member of the pelican family.
platycercinae	a subfamily of birds belonging to the family Psittaculidae that inhabit Oceania.
pionus	a genus of medium-sized parrots native to Mexico, and Central and South America.