Pelicans - English meaning
ˈpel.ɪ.kən
Pelicans – definitions in English dictionary
nounA large gregarious waterbird with a long bill, an extensible throat pouch for scooping up fish, and mainly white or grey plumage.
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nounA large, fish-eating bird with a long beak and a throat that is like a bag
nounA large bird that catches fish and carries them in the lower part of its large, bag-shaped beak
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Word origin
late Old English pellicane, via late Latin from Greek pelekan, probably based on pelekus ‘axe’ (with reference to its bill).
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