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from The Century Dictionary.

  • A major group of birds, the long-winged natatorial birds, such as gulls, terns, and petrels; the Gaviæ and Tubinares together considered as an order.
  • In Sundevall's system, a synonym of Chelidonomorphæ.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun plural (Zoöl.) A group of longwinged sea birds, including the gulls, petrels, etc.

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