/grooh"euh fawrm'/ , adj. Ornith.
of or pertaining to birds of the order Gruiformes, including cranes, rails, and coots.
[ 1895-1900; gruiformis, sing. of Gruiformes, equiv. to Gru-, s. of Grus a genus of the order (L grus CRANE) + -iformes -IFORMES ]