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Definition of Family Pelecanidae
1. Noun. Pelicans.
Generic synonyms: Bird Family
Group relationships: Order Pelecaniformes, Pelecaniformes
Member holonyms: Pelican, Genus Pelecanus, Pelecanus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Pelecanidae
Literary usage of Family Pelecanidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Birds of Maine: With Key to and Description of the Various Species Known by Ora Willis Knight (1908)
"family Pelecanidae. Pelicans. 2. Bill less than 12 inches long and without large
pouch. Family Phalacrocoracidae. Cormorants. Order 5, ANSERES — Mergansers, ..."
2. The Canadian Journal of Industry, Science and Art by Canadian Institute (1849-1914). (1862)
"... views of classification, of which a general outline has been already submitted
to you. The genus Sula is referred to the family Pelecanidae, among the ..."
3. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1907)
"Eyton, on the other hand, places the various petrels he describes in the
family 'Pelecanidae,' and gulls forming a separate family by themselves. ..."
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