Pelecaniformes n 1: pelicans; frigate birds; gannets; cormorants [syn: {Pelecaniformes}, {order Pelecaniformes}]
Pelecaniformes \Pel`e*can`i*for"mes\, n. pl. [NL. See {Pelican}, and {-form}.] (Zool.) Those birds that are related to the pelican; the Totipalmi. [1913 Webster]