| pele |
| pelecanidae | (n) pelicans, Syn. family Pelecanidae |
| pelecaniformes | (n) pelicans; frigate birds; gannets; cormorants, Syn. order Pelecaniformes |
| pelecaniform seabird | (n) large fish-eating seabird with four-toed webbed feet |
| pelecanoididae | (n) diving petrels, Syn. family Pelecanoididae |
| pelecanus | (n) type genus of the Pelecanidae, Syn. genus Pelecanus |
| peleus | (n) a king of the Myrmidons and father of Achilles |
| Pelecan | n. (Zool.) See Pelican. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Pelecanidae | prop. n. A natural family of birds consisting of the pelicans. |
| Pelecaniformes | ‖n. pl. [ NL. See Pelican, and -form. ] (Zool.) Those birds that are related to the pelican; the Totipalmi. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Pelecoid | n. [ Gr. |
| pelecypod | n. |
| Pelecypoda | ‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. |
| pelecypodous | |
| Pelegrine | a. See Peregrine. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Pelerine | n. [ F. pèlerine a tippet, fr. pèlerin a pilgrim, fr. L. peregrinus foreign, alien. See Pilgrim. ] A woman's cape; especially, a fur cape that is longer in front than behind. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Pele's hair | [ After a Hawaiian goddess associated with the crater Kilauea. ] Glass threads or fibers formed by the wind from bits blown from frothy lava or from the tips of lava jets or from bits of liquid lava thrown into the air. It often collects in thick masses resembling tow. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |
| Pelerine { f } | Pelerinen { pl } | tippet | tippets [Add to Longdo] |