pelican

pel·i·can  (pl-kn)

n.

Any of various large, web-footed birds of the genus Pelecanus of tropical and warm regions, having a long straight bill from which hangs a distensible pouch of skin for catching and holding fish.

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[Middle English, from Old English pellican and from Old French pelican, both from Late Latin pelicnus, from Greek pelekan.]

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pelican [ˈpɛlɪkən]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any aquatic bird of the tropical and warm water family Pelecanidae, such as P. onocrotalus (white pelican): order Pelecaniformes. They have a long straight flattened bill, with a distensible pouch for engulfing fish

[Old English pellican, from Late Latin pelicānus, from Greek pelekān; perhaps related to Greek pelekus axe, perhaps from the shape of the bird's bill; compare Greek pelekas woodpecker]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

pelican - large long-winged warm-water seabird having a large bill with a distensible pouch for fish pelecaniform seabird - large fish-eating seabird with four-toed webbed feet family Pelecanidae, Pelecanidae - pelicans Pelecanus erythrorhynchos, white pelican - large American pelican; white with black wing feathers Old world white pelican, Pelecanus onocrotalus - similar to American white pelican

Translations

pelican [ˈpelɪkən]

A. N → pelícano m

B. CPD pelican crossing N → semáforo m sonoro

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pelican [ˈpɛlɪkən] n → pélican m
pelican crossing n (British) → passage avec feux de circulation)m pour piétons >

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pelican

n → Pelikan m

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pelican [ˈpɛlɪkən] n → pellicano

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pelican [ˈpɛlɪkən] n → pellicano

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pelican

n pelican [ˈpelikən]

a kind of large water-bird with a large beak with a pouch for carrying fish. pelikaan طائِر البَجَع пеликан pelikán pelikan der Pelikan πελεκάνος pelícano pelikan پلیکان pelikaani pélican שַׁקנַאי जलासिंह pelikan pelikán pelikan pelíkani pellicano ペリカン 펠리컨 pelikanas pelikāns burung undan pelikaan pelikan pelikan pelicano pelican пеликан pelikán pelikan pelikan pelikan นกกระทุง pelikan 鵜鶘，塘鵝 пелікан ماہي خور آبي پرندہ chim bồ nông 鹈鹕，塘鹅

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pelican → بَجَعَة pelikán pelikan Pelikan πελεκάνος pelícano pelikaani pélican pelikan pellicano ペリカン 펠리컨 pelikaan pelikan pelikan pelicano пеликан pelikan นกกระทุง pelikan chim bồ nông 鹈鹕