family pelecanidae

Noun
  1. Pelicans (synset 102054355)
    is a type of: bird family - a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
    member holonym:
    • pelican - large long-winged warm-water seabird having a large bill with a distensible pouch for fish
    • genus pelecanus, pelecanus - type genus of the Pelecanidae
    belongs to: order pelecaniformes, pelecaniformes - pelicans; frigate birds; gannets; cormorants
    same as: pelecanidae

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