Pelargomorphae

plural noun

Pe·​lar·​go·​mor·​phae

in some especially former classifications

: a major division of birds comprising the storks, herons, and ibises or these together with the remainder of the Ciconiiformes, the Anseriformes and Falconiformes

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from pelargo- (from Greek pelargos stork) + -morphae

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