Piciformes n 1: woodpeckers; jacamars; puffbirds; barbets; honey guides; toucans [syn: {Piciformes}, {order Piciformes}]
Piciformes \Pic`i*for"mes\ (p[i^]s`[i^]*f[^o]r"m[=e]z), prop. n. pl. [NL. See {Picus}, and {-form}.] (Zool.) A group of birds including the woodpeckers, toucans, barbets, colies, kingfishes, hornbills, and some other related groups. [1913 Webster]