- family Pelecanidae
- nounpelicans• Syn: ↑Pelecanidae• Hypernyms: ↑bird family• Member Holonyms: ↑Pelecaniformes, ↑order Pelecaniformes• Member Meronyms: ↑pelican, ↑Pelecanus, ↑genus Pelecanus
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family Pelecanidae
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Pelecanidae — noun pelicans • Syn: ↑family Pelecanidae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Pelecaniformes, ↑order Pelecaniformes • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
bird family — noun a family of warm blooded egg laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings • Hypernyms: ↑family • Hyponyms: ↑Struthionidae, ↑family Struthionidae, ↑Casuaridae, ↑family Casuaridae, ↑Apterygidae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
pelecaniform — [pel΄ ə kan′ə fôrm΄] adj. of, or having the nature of, an order (Pelecaniformes) of swimming birds having all four toes connected in a webbed foot, including pelicans and cormorants * * * ▪ bird Introduction any of the relatively large and… … Universalium
Pelecanus — noun type genus of the Pelecanidae • Syn: ↑genus Pelecanus • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Pelecanidae, ↑family Pelecanidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
pelican — /pel i keuhn/, n. 1. any of several large, totipalmate, fish eating birds of the family Pelecanidae, having a large bill with a distensible pouch. 2. a still or retort with two tubes that leave the body from the neck, curve in opposite directions … Universalium
Cormorant — Cormorants and shags Temporal range: Late Cretaceous? – Recent … Wikipedia
Dalmatian Pelican — Conservation status … Wikipedia
Australian Pelican — Conservation status Least Concern ( … Wikipedia
order Pelecaniformes — noun pelicans; frigate birds; gannets; cormorants • Syn: ↑Pelecaniformes • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Aves, ↑class Aves • Member Meronyms … Useful english dictionary
Pelecaniformes — noun pelicans; frigate birds; gannets; cormorants • Syn: ↑order Pelecaniformes • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Aves, ↑class Aves • Member Meronyms … Useful english dictionary
