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PELECANUS ONOCROTALUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Pelecanus onocrotalus mean?
• PELECANUS ONOCROTALUS (noun)
The noun PELECANUS ONOCROTALUS has 1 sense:
1. similar to American white pelican
Familiarity information: PELECANUS ONOCROTALUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PELECANUS ONOCROTALUS (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Similar to American white pelican
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Old world white pelican; Pelecanus onocrotalus
Hypernyms ("Pelecanus onocrotalus" is a kind of...):
pelican (large long-winged warm-water seabird having a large bill with a distensible pouch for fish)
Holonyms ("Pelecanus onocrotalus" is a member of...):
genus Pelecanus; Pelecanus (type genus of the Pelecanidae)
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