phoe·ni·cop·ter·i·for·mes \ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌkäptərəˈfȯrˌmēz\noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Phoenicopterus + -iformes in some especially former classifications: an order of wading birds coextensive with the family Phoenicopteridae