A pelican. Cf. onocrotal, n.
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| 释义 | the world > animals > birds > order Pelecaniformes > [noun] > member of family Pelecanidae (pelican) (7) onocrotalusc1384 A pelican. Cf. onocrotal, n. pelicana1398 Any of various large, gregarious, fish-eating waterbirds constituting the family Pelecanidae and genus Pelecanus, typically with mainly white or grey… shoveller1552 ¶Erroneously applied to the Pelican. alcatras1555 In Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking areas: a pelican; esp. the brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis. Now historical and rare. onocrotal1609 = onocrotalus, n. carrier bird1728 (a) a bird used to carry messages, esp. a carrier pigeon; †(b) a pelican (see quot. 1801) (obsolete rare). Subcategories:— place for breeding (1) |
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