The taxonomic order of birds that includes cuckoos, roadrunners, and couals, characterized by their distinctive feet and behaviors.
From Latin 'cuculus' (cuckoo) + '-iformes' (scientific suffix meaning 'of the form of'). This is modern binomial nomenclature developed in the 18th century by Carl Linnaeus and refined for ornithology.
The order Cuculiformes contains some of nature's most colorful con artists—from cuckoos that trick other birds into babysitting to roadrunners that can sprint at 26 mph while keeping their tails perfectly balanced!
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