HyperDic: family_pelecanidae

English > 1 sense of the expression family Pelecanidae:
NOUNanimalfamily Pelecanidae, Pelecanidaepelicans
English > family Pelecanidae: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningpelicans.
SynonymPelecanidae
Member ofPelecaniformes, order Pelecaniformespelicans
MembersPelecanus, genus Pelecanustype genus of the Pelecanidae
pelicanlarge long-winged warm-water seabird having a large bill with a distensible pouch for fish
Broaderbird familyA family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
Spanishfamilia Pelecanidae, Pelecanidae, pelecánidos
CatalanPelecanidae, pelecànids

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