pelecaniformes Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun pelicans; frigate birds; gannets; cormorants
    order Pelecaniformes.

WordNet

Pel`e*can`i*for"mes noun plural
Etymology
NL. See Pelican, and -form.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) Those birds that are related to the pelican; the Totipalmi.

Webster 1913