Piciformes \Pic`i*for"mes\ (p[i^]s`[i^]*f[^o]r"m[=e]z), prop. n.
pl. [NL. See Picus, and -form.]
(Zool.)
A group of birds including the woodpeckers, toucans, barbets,
colies, kingfishes, hornbills, and some other related groups.
[1913 Webster]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Piciformes \Pic`i*for"mes\, n. pl. [NL. See Picus, and
-Form.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A group of birds including the woodpeckers, toucans, barbets,
colies, kingfishes, hornbills, and some other related groups.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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