Pelecanus

See also: pelecanus

Translingual

Pelecanus conspicillatus

Etymology

From Latin pelecānus, from Ancient Greek πελεκάν (pelekán).

Proper noun

Pelecanus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Pelecanidae – pelicans.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neornithes - parvclass; Pelecaniformes - order; Pelecanidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Pelecanus conspicillatus (Australian pelican), Pelecanus crispus (Dalmatian pelican), Pelecanus erythrorhynchos (American white pelican), Pelecanus occidentalis (brown pelican), Pelecanus onocrotalus (great white pelican), Pelecanus philippensis (spot-billed pelican), Pelecanus rufescens (pink-backed pelican), Pelecanus thagus (Peruvian pelican) - species

References

• Pelican on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Pelecanus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Pelecanus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN