Colymbiformes

Colymbiformes
    n 1: grebes [syn: {Podicipitiformes}, {order Podicipitiformes},
         {Podicipediformes}, {order Podicipediformes},
         {Colymbiformes}, {order Colymbiformes}]
    

Colymbiformes \Colymbiformes\ n.
   1. an order of birds, including the family {Podicipedidae},
      which consitutes the grebes.

   Syn: Podicipitiformes, order {Podicipitiformes},
        Podicipediformes, order {Podicipediformes}, order
        {Colymbiformes}.
        [WordNet 1.5]