Coraciiformes

plural noun

Co·​ra·​ci·​ifor·​mes

kəˌrāsēəˈfȯrˌmēz,

ˌkȯrəˌsīəˈf-

: an order of chiefly arboreal birds comprising the rollers, kingfishers, hornbills, hoopoes, motmots, and related forms and formerly containing also the hummingbirds, woodpeckers, swifts, and owls

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Coracii + -formes

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