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pelecanus

/ˌpɛlɪˈkeɪnəs/

Traduction: Nom désignant le genre type de la famille des Pelecanidae, auquel appartiennent les pélicans.

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noun

/ˌpɛlɪˈkeɪnəs/C2formalscientific
  • frNom désignant le genre type de la famille des Pelecanidae, auquel appartiennent les pélicans.

A noun referring to the type genus of the Pelecanidae family, which includes pelicans.

indénombrable · nom propre

  1. Type genus of the PelecanidaeC2formalscientific

    The taxonomic genus that includes all species of pelicans, large water birds characterized by a long beak and a large throat pouch.

    frPélican (genre)

    • Pelecanus is the type genus for the family Pelecanidae.
    • The genus Pelecanus includes eight living species of pelicans.
    • Taxonomists classify the brown pelican under the genus Pelecanus.
Formes
  • pelecani plural form
  • pelecanorum possessive plural form
  • pelecani possessive singular form