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Definition of Pelecanus onocrotalus
1. Noun. Similar to American white pelican.
Generic synonyms: Pelican
Group relationships: Genus Pelecanus, Pelecanus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pelecanus Onocrotalus
Literary usage of Pelecanus onocrotalus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Catalogue of the Hunterian Collection in the Museum of the Royal College of by Museum, Royal College of Surgeons in London (1831)
"Pelecanus onocrotalus. 1408. The skull of a Pelican. Pelecanus onocrotalus. ...
Pelecanus onocrotalus. Presented by Lieut. Colonel Finch, 1830. Hunterian. ..."
2. Magazine of Natural History edited by John Claudius Loudon, Edward Charlesworth, John Denson (1829)
"While Linna?us has called the former Pelecanus onocrotalus, he has given to the
... The name of Pelecanus onocrotalus was given to the white pelican by ..."
3. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History by American Museum of Natural History (1907)
"... Pelecanus onocrotalus Linn., as designated by Gray (1840-1855). Otherwise the
type of Pelecanus would be P. aquila, as Fregata is tenable as a generic ..."
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