1. inland marsh-dwelling birds with long legs and necks and bills that wade in water in search of food: cranes; rails; bustards; [syn: Gruiformes, order Gruiformes]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
order Gruiformes
n 1: inland marsh-dwelling birds with long legs and necks and
bills that wade in water in search of food: cranes; rails;
bustards [syn: Gruiformes, order Gruiformes]