PELICAN

[noun] [C] - a large bird which catches fish and carries them in the lower part of its beak, which is like a bagPelicans generally nest within 20 minutes' flying time of a steady food supply.Three breeding colonies of endangered brown pelicans were established in Virginia this year.(UK) A pelican crossing is a marked place in the road in Britain where traffic must stop for people to cross when a red light shows.The word pelican is based on the words PEdestrian LIght-CONtrolled crossing. Compare pedestrian crossing at pedestrian (WALKER); zebra crossing at zebra.