Phoenicopteriformes
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Related to Phoenicopteriformes: Gruiformes, Ciconiiformes, Charadriiformes, Accipitriformes, Pelecaniformes, Musophagiformes
Phoenicopteriformes
[‚fē·nə‚käp·tə·rə′fōr‚mēz] (vertebrate zoology)
An order comprising the flamingos in some systems of classification.
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