piciformes Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun woodpeckers; jacamars; puffbirds; barbets; honey guides; toucans
    order Piciformes.

WordNet

Pic`i*for"mes noun plural
Etymology
NL. See Picus, and -Form.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A group of birds including the woodpeckers, toucans, barbets, colies, kingfishes, hornbills, and some other related groups.

Webster 1913