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pelican

pe·li·can

UK/ˈpɛl.ɪ.kən/ US/ˈpɛl.ə.kən/ uncommon obsolete slang

noun

1.

large long-winged warm-water seabird having a large bill with a distensible pouch for fish

Origin

From Middle English pellican, pellicane, from Old English pellican (“pelican”), from Latin pelecānus, from Ancient Greek πελεκάν (pelekán), πέλεκυς (pélekus, “hatchet”).

Phrases

  • Australian pelican
  • brown pelican
  • dental pelican
  • Little Pelican
  • pelican crossing
  • pelican eel
  • pelican flower
  • pelican gulper

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