picariae Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun term used in some classifications as nearly equivalent to the order Coraciiformes
    order Picariae.

WordNet

Pi*ca"ri*æ noun plural (Also<
  • Picariae
  • Picariæ
)
Etymology
NL., fr. L. picus a woodpecker.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) An extensive division of birds which includes the woodpeckers, toucans, trogons, hornbills, kingfishers, motmots, rollers, and goatsuckers. By some writers it is made to include also the cuckoos, swifts, and humming birds.

Webster 1913