-IFORMES

Meaning of -IFORMES in English

a combining form used in taxonomic names of animals, esp. orders of birds and fish, meaning "having the form of": Beryciformes; Passeriformes.

[ -iformis; see -I-, -FORM ]

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-IFORMES — əˈfȯrˌmēz, -ȯ(ə)ˌ- noun plural combining form Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, masculine & feminine plural of -iformis -iform : ones …
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STRUTHIONIFORMES — I. ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈfȯrˌmēz noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Struthion-, Struthio + -iformes : an order of tall terrestrial …
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TINAMIFORMES — ˌtinəməˈfȯr(ˌ)mēz, tə̇ˌnam- noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Tinamus + -iformes : an order of birds (superorder Neognathae) …
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TARSIIFORMES — ˌtärsēəˈfȯr(ˌ)mēz noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Tarsius + -iformes : a subgroup of Prosimii equivalent to Tarsioidea
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SUIFORMES — ˌsüəˈfȯrˌmēz noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin sus swine, hog + New Latin -iformes — more at …
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STRIGIFORMES — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈfȯrˌmēz noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Strig-, Strix + -iformes : an order of birds of prey …
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SPHENISCIFORMES — ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈfȯr(ˌ)mēz noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Spheniscus + -iformes : an order of flightless aquatic birds comprising …
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SCOMBRIFORMES — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈfȯrˌmēz Etymology: New Latin, from Latin scombr-, scomber mackerel + New Latin -iformes synonym of scombroidea
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RHEIFORMES — ˌrēəˈfȯr(ˌ)mēz noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Rhea + -iformes : an order of birds that are intermediate …
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PSITTACIFORMES — ˌsid.əsə̇ˈfȯr(ˌ)mēz, -əkə̇- noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Psittacus + -iformes : an order of zygodactyl birds comprising …
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PROCELLARIIFORMES — ˌprōsəˌla(a)rēəˈfȯr(ˌ)mēz noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Procellaria + -iformes : an order of predominantly pelagic birds comprising …
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PICIFORMES — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈfȯrˌmēz noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Picus + -iformes : an order of nonpasserine birds formerly restricted …
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PHOENICOPTERIFORMES — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌkäptərəˈfȯrˌmēz noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Phoenicopterus + -iformes in some especially former classifications : an order …
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PERCIFORMES — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈfȯr(ˌ)mēz noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin perca perch + New Latin -iformes — more at perch …
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PELECANIFORMES — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈfȯrˌmēz noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Pelecanus + -iformes : an order of swimming birds having all …
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PASSERIFORMES — ˌpasərəˈfȯrˌmēz noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin passer + New Latin -iformes : the largest order of …
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MICROPODIFORMES — ˌmīkrəˌpädəˈfȯrˌmēz Etymology: New Latin, from Micropod-, Micropus + -iformes synonym of apodiformes
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LORISIFORMES — ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈfȯrˌmēz noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Loris + -iformes in some classifications : a division of Lemuroidea …
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LEMURIFORMES — ləˌmyu̇rəˈfȯrˌmēz noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Lemur + -iformes in some classifications : a division of Lemuroidea …
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ICHTHYORNITHIFORMES — -ˌȯrnəthəˈfȯrˌmēz, -_ȯrˌnith- noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Ichthyornith-, Ichthyornis + -iformes : an order of extinct toothed …
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HESPERORNITHIFORMES — ˌhespə(ˌ)rȯrˌnithəˈfȯrˌmēz noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Hesperornith-, Hesperornis + -iformes : an order of extinct aquatic birds …
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GRUIFORMES — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈfȯrˌmēz noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Grus + -iformes : a nearly cosmopolitan order of birds that …
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GOBIIFORMES — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈfȯrˌmēz Etymology: New Latin, from Gobius + -iformes synonym of gobioidea
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GADIFORMES — ˌgadə̇ˈfȯrˌmēz noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Gadus + -iformes in some classifications : an order or other …
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FALCONIFORMES — (ˌ)falˌkōnəˈfȯr(ˌ)mēz, (ˌ)fȯl- noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Falcon-, Falco + -iformes : an order of chiefly diurnal …
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CYPSELIFORM — (ˈ)sip|seləˌfȯrm, ˈsipsəl- adjective Etymology: New Latin Cypseliformes, group of birds including the swift, from Cypselus + -iformes : resembling a …
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CUCULIFORMES — ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ləˈfȯr(ˌ)mēz noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Cuculus + -iformes : a small order of birds comprising the …
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COLYMBIFORMES — ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈfȯrˌmēz noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Colymbus + -iformes : a small cosmopolitan order of strong-flying water …
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STRIGIFORM — /strij"euh fawrm'/ , adj. of, pertaining, or belonging to the order Strigiformes, comprising the owls. [ Strigiformes name of the …
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PASSERIFORM — /pas"euhr euh fawrm', peuh ser"euh-/ , adj. of or pertaining to the order Passeriformes; passerine. [ Passeriformes, equiv. to L …
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GRUIFORM — /grooh"euh fawrm'/ , adj. Ornith. of or pertaining to birds of the order Gruiformes, including cranes, rails, and coots. [ …
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