PELICAN


Meaning of PELICAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpe-li-kən ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English pellican, from Late Latin pelecanus, from Greek pelekan

Date: before 12th century

: any of a genus ( Pelecanus ) of large web-footed fish-eating birds with a very large bill and distensible gular pouch

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