pelecaniformadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌpɛlᵻˈkanᵻfɔːm/, U.S.

/ˌpɛləˈkænəfɔrm/

Forms: 1900s– pelecaniform, 1900s– pelicaniform (irregular).

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Pelecaniformes.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Pelecaniformes, order name (R. B. Sharpe Rev. Recent Attempts to Classify Birds (1891) 76) < scientific Latin Pelecanus , genus name (Linnaeus 1758; < post-classical Latin pelecanus pelican n.) + -formes , plural of -formis -form comb. form². Compare French pélécaniformes, plural noun (1963).

Ornithology.

A. adj.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of the order Pelecaniformes, which includes pelicans, cormorants, gannets, boobies, darters, frigate birds, and tropicbirds, typically having fully webbed feet.

ΚΠ

1953 Ecology 34 557/1 The powerful fluttering of the gular pouch of various pelecaniform birds in hot weather is a matter of common observation.

1979 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 286 232 The community is dominated..numerically and in biomass terms by the three Pelecaniform families (frigatebirds, tropicbirds and boobies).

1994 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 91 9861 (heading) Molecules vs. morphology in avian evolution: the case of the ‘pelecaniform’ birds.

B. n.

A bird of the order Pelecaniformes.

ΚΠ

1971 Evolution 25 440/2 Mr. Amadeo Rea kindly supplied us with types of birds not represented above: a pelicaniform, a small owl, a large scolopacid, and one of the largest passeriforms.

1994 Sea Frontiers (Nexis) 40 44 Tropicbirds are the most pelagic of the pelecaniforms. They can maintain a flapping flight for long periods without rest.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pelecaniform
释义	pelecaniformadj.n. Brit. /ˌpɛlᵻˈkanᵻfɔːm/, U.S. /ˌpɛləˈkænəfɔrm/ Forms: 1900s– pelecaniform, 1900s– pelicaniform (irregular). Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Pelecaniformes. Etymology: < scientific Latin Pelecaniformes, order name (R. B. Sharpe Rev. Recent Attempts to Classify Birds (1891) 76) < scientific Latin Pelecanus , genus name (Linnaeus 1758; < post-classical Latin pelecanus pelican n.) + -formes , plural of -formis -form comb. form². Compare French pélécaniformes, plural noun (1963). Ornithology. A. adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the order Pelecaniformes, which includes pelicans, cormorants, gannets, boobies, darters, frigate birds, and tropicbirds, typically having fully webbed feet. ΚΠ 1953 Ecology 34 557/1 The powerful fluttering of the gular pouch of various pelecaniform birds in hot weather is a matter of common observation. 1979 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 286 232 The community is dominated..numerically and in biomass terms by the three Pelecaniform families (frigatebirds, tropicbirds and boobies). 1994 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 91 9861 (heading) Molecules vs. morphology in avian evolution: the case of the ‘pelecaniform’ birds. B. n. A bird of the order Pelecaniformes. ΚΠ 1971 Evolution 25 440/2 Mr. Amadeo Rea kindly supplied us with types of birds not represented above: a pelicaniform, a small owl, a large scolopacid, and one of the largest passeriforms. 1994 Sea Frontiers (Nexis) 40 44 Tropicbirds are the most pelagic of the pelecaniforms. They can maintain a flapping flight for long periods without rest. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1953
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