GRUIFORM


Meaning of GRUIFORM in English

/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 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .