Gruiformes

plural noun

Gru·​ifor·​mes

: a nearly cosmopolitan order of birds that are typically marsh-dwelling and wading birds with long legs, neck, and bill and rather heavy flight and that include the cranes, rails and coots, bustards, and a number of related tropical birds see cariama

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Grus + -iformes

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Rhymes for Gruiformes

• coliforms
• isoforms
• microforms
• outperforms
• thunderstorms
• uniforms
• conforms
• deforms
• hailstorms
• informs
• landforms
• performs