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Piciformes

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Picˊi-for′mes

(pĭsˊĭ-fôr′mēz)

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Noun.

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(Zool.)

A group of birds including the woodpeckers, toucans, barbets, colies, kingfishes, hornbills, and some other related groups.

Definition 2024

Piciformes

Piciformes

Translingual

Proper noun

Piciformes

A taxonomic order within the subclass Neognathae – the woodpeckers, barbets, toucans, jacamars, puffbirds and honeyguides etc.

Hypernyms

(order): Aves - class; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass

Hyponyms

(order): Galbulae, Pici
- Galbulidae - jacamars, Bucconidae - puffbirds etc - families in Pici; Capitonidae - barbate, Indicatoridae - honeyguides, Ramphastidae - toucans, Picidae - woodpeckers etc, Lybiidae, Semnornithidae - families in Pici