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PELECANUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Pelecanidae

Synonyms:

genus Pelecanus; Pelecanus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Pelecanus" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Pelecanus"):

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos; white pelican (large American pelican; white with black wing feathers)

Old world white pelican; Pelecanus onocrotalus (similar to American white pelican)

Holonyms ("Pelecanus" is a member of...):

family Pelecanidae; Pelecanidae (pelicans)

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