Cuculiformes


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Noun1.Cuculiformes - cuckoos; touracos; etc.
order Cuculiformes
animal order - the order of animals
Aves, class Aves - (ornithology) the class of birds
cuculiform bird - birds having zygodactyl feet (except for the touracos)
Cuculidae, family Cuculidae - includes cuckoo; ani; roadrunner
family Musophagidae, Musophagidae - touracos
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Phylogeny of the species of Ciconia (Aves, Ciconiidae) based on cranial osteological characteristics
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