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Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
(redirected from American White Pelican)

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Noun1.Pelecanus erythrorhynchos - large American pelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchos - large American pelican; white with black wing feathers
pelican - large long-winged warm-water seabird having a large bill with a distensible pouch for fish
genus Pelecanus, Pelecanus - type genus of the Pelecanidae


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Byline: BEN SWAN Dropped from the heavens during last month's horrendous storms, the American white pelican must have thought he landed in bird Valhalla: bits of shrimp, chunks of fish -- all at his disposal.
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