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  • proper noun An order of large aquatic birds, including loons and some extinct forms.

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  • proper noun A taxonomic order within the subclass Neognathae — the loons or divers.

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  • noun large aquatic birds: loons and some extinct forms

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Gavia +‎ -iformes

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