pelecanus

Questions about pelecanus

What does pelecanus mean?

pelecanus means "type genus of the Pelecanidae".

How many syllables are in pelecanus?

pelecanus has 4 syllables and divides as pe-le-ca-nus under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for pelecanus?

Close synonyms include genus 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 pelecanus a common word?

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.