pele

prop. n. A natural family of birds consisting of the pelicans.
Syn. -- family Pelecanidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. See Pelican, and -form. ] (Zool.) Those birds that are related to the pelican; the Totipalmi. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. pe`lekys a hatchet + -oid. ] (Geom.) A figure, somewhat hatched-shaped, bounded by a semicircle and two inverted quadrants, and equal in area to the square ABCD inclosed by the chords of the four quadrants. [ Written also pelicoid. ] Math. Dict. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A marine or freshwater mollusk having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together; a member of the Pelecypoda.
Syn. -- bivalve, lamellibranch. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. pe`lekys a hatchet + -poda. ] (Zool.) Same as Lamellibranchia. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. same as lamellibranchiate.
Syn. -- lamellibranch, lamellibranchiate. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. See Peregrine. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

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 ]