genus pelecanus

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   type genus of the Pelecanidae

   SynonymsPelecanus

   Broaderbird genus

   Part ofPelecanidae

Questions about genus pelecanus

What does genus pelecanus mean?

genus pelecanus means "type genus of the Pelecanidae".

What is another word for genus pelecanus?

Close synonyms include Pelecanus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus pelecanus a common word?

genus pelecanus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.