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Pelecaniformes

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Pel`e`can`i`for´mes
n. pl.1.(Zool.) Those birds that are related to the pelican; the Totipalmi.
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Noun1.Pelecaniformes - pelicans; frigate birds; gannets; cormorants
order Pelecaniformes
animal order - the order of animals
Aves, class Aves - (ornithology) the class of birds
family Pelecanidae, Pelecanidae - pelicans
family Fregatidae, Fregatidae - frigate birds
family Sulidae, Sulidae - gannets and boobies
family Phalacrocoracidae, Phalacrocoracidae - cormorants
Anhingidae, family Anhingidae - snakebirds
family Phaethontidae, Phaethontidae - tropicbirds
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