Pelecanus
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Pelecanus conspicillatus
See also: pelecanus
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin pelecānus, from Ancient Greek πελεκάν (pelekán).
Proper noun
Pelecanus m
- 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
