Pelecanoididae (Noun)
Meaning
Diving petrels.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The Pelecanoididae family consists of diving petrels with distinct black and white plumage.
- Peruvian diving petrels are one of four species within the Pelecanoididae family.
- The Magellanic diving petrel, part of the Pelecanoididae, breeds on coastal islands.
- Common diving petrels of the Pelecanoididae are known to feed on krill.
- In comparison to albatrosses and petrels, the Pelecanoididae exhibit different adaptations for hunting small aquatic prey.