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Pelecanoides

noun
Pel·​e·​ca·​noi·​des

Definition of Pelecanoides

: a genus (the type of the family Pelecanoididae) comprising the diving petrels

History and Etymology for Pelecanoides

New Latin, from Late Latin pelecanus pelican + Latin -oides -oid

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