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Gruiformes ThesaurusNoun | 1. | Gruiformes - inland marsh-dwelling birds with long legs and necks and bills that wade in water in search of food: cranes; rails; bustardsorder Gruiformesanimal order - the order of animalsAves, class Aves - (ornithology) the class of birdsfamily Gruidae, Gruidae - cranesAramus, genus Aramus - genus of large brown long-billed wading birds found in warm swampy regions of the western hemisphere: courlan; limpkinAramus guarauna, courlan - wading bird of South America and Central AmericaAramus pictus, limpkin - wading bird of Florida, Cuba and Jamaica having a drooping bill and a distinctive wailing callCariamidae, family Cariamidae - crane-like South American wading birdsfamily Rallidae, Rallidae - rails; crakes; gallinules; cootsOtides, suborder Otides - terrestrial game birds of the Old World and Australia: bustardsfamily Otididae, Otididae - bustardsfamily Turnicidae, Turnicidae - small Old World birds resembling but not related to true quailfamily Psophiidae, Psophiidae - trumpeters |
Gruiformes
Gruiformes[′grü·ə′fȯr‚mēz] (vertebrate zoology) A heterogeneous order of generally cosmopolitan birds including the rails, coots, limpkins, button quails, sun grebes, and cranes. Gruiformes a broad order of birds of very diversified morphology and way of life. They are predominately marsh and ground birds; less frequently, they nest in trees. The order has approximately 190 species belonging to 13 families: Mesitotnithidae, Turnicidae, Pedionomidae, Gruidae, Aramidae, Psophiidae, Rallidae, Heliornithidae, Rhynochetidae, Eurypgidae, Cariamidae, Otididae, and Burhinidae. MedicalSeeGruiformesGruiformes
Synonyms for Gruiformesnoun inland marsh-dwelling birds with long legs and necks and bills that wade in water in search of food: cranesSynonymsRelated Words- animal order
- Aves
- class Aves
- family Gruidae
- Gruidae
- Aramus
- genus Aramus
- Aramus guarauna
- courlan
- Aramus pictus
- limpkin
- Cariamidae
- family Cariamidae
- family Rallidae
- Rallidae
- Otides
- suborder Otides
- family Otididae
- Otididae
- family Turnicidae
- Turnicidae
- family Psophiidae
- Psophiidae
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