Family Pelecanidae (Noun)
Meaning
Pelicans.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The family Pelecanidae consists of eight species of pelicans found around the world in warm and temperate regions.
- Pelicans belong to the family Pelecanidae, which is a group of large waterbirds with distinctive pouched bills.
- The family Pelecanidae is divided into two genera, Pelecanus and Dalmatian, with the former containing seven species and the latter containing one.
- In the family Pelecanidae, the most distinctive feature is the large bill with a distensible pouch used for catching fish.
- The family Pelecanidae has a long fossil history, with the earliest known pelican dating back to the Eocene epoch.