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Definition of Family pelecanoididae
1. Noun. Diving petrels.
Exact synonyms: Pelecanoididae
Generic synonyms: Bird Family
Group relationships: Order Procellariiformes, Procellariiformes
Member holonyms: Diving Petrel
Generic synonyms: Bird Family
Group relationships: Order Procellariiformes, Procellariiformes
Member holonyms: Diving Petrel
Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Pelecanoididae
Literary usage of Family pelecanoididae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History by American Museum of Natural History (1921)
"... the family Pelecanoididae (/oc. cit., p. 342) contains the statement, since
universally accepted, that the "second" priman»' is slightly the longest. ..."