Galliformes gal·li·for·mes uncommon noun 1. pheasants; turkeys; grouse; partridges; quails; chickens; brush turkeys; curassows; hoatzins Synonymsorder Galliformes Related words Broader terms animal order Parts Aves Part of gallinaceous birdMeleagrididaeTetraonidaeCracidaeMegapodiidaePhasianidaeOpisthocomidae WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.