Pelecanidae
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Noun | 1. | ![]() bird family - a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings order Pelecaniformes, Pelecaniformes - pelicans; frigate birds; gannets; cormorants pelican - large long-winged warm-water seabird having a large bill with a distensible pouch for fish genus Pelecanus, Pelecanus - type genus of the Pelecanidae |