ciconiiformes

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ciconiiformes - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

ciconiiformes - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Ciconiiformes
      n 1: 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]