Pelecaniformes \Pel`e*can`i*for"mes\, n. pl. [NL. See {Pelican},
and {-form}.] (Zo["o]l.)
Those birds that are related to the pelican; the Totipalmi.
Pelecaniformes
n : pelicans; frigate birds; gannets; cormorants [syn: {order
Pelecaniformes}]