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Pelecanus

noun

type genus of the Pelecanidae

• Syn: ↑genus Pelecanus

• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Pelecanidae, ↑family Pelecanidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑white pelican, ↑Pelecanus erythrorhynchos, ↑Old world white pelican, ↑Pelecanus onocrotalus

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\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈkānəs\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin, pelican — more at pelican

: a genus of aquatic birds (family Pelecanidae) comprising the pelicans

Useful english dictionary. 2012.