Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
order within thesubclass Neognathae — thestorks ,herons ,egrets ,ibises ,spoonbills , etc.
Etymologies
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DNA hybridization places penguins within an enlarged Ciconiiformes and estimates a close relationship between penguins, loons, frigate-birds and tubenoses (procellariids).
Penguins 2010
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Special international research is conducted here on ecology and biology of waterfowl (Steganopodes, Ciconiiformes), as well as on herring gull (Larus argentatus) and thin-billed curlew (Numenius tenuirostris).
Kazakh steppe 2008
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In addition, 21 of 23 species of the order Ciconiiformes of Mexico inhabit these mangroves.
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DNA hybridization places penguins within an enlarged Ciconiiformes and estimates a close relationship between penguins, loons, frigate-birds and tubenoses (procellariids).
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