Pelican Definition

pĕlĭ-kən
pelicans
noun
Any of a genus (Pelecanus, family Pelecanidae) of pelecaniform birds with a distensible pouch which hangs from the large lower bill and is used to scoop up or store fish.
Webster's New World

A native or resident of the American state of Louisiana.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Pelican

Noun

Singular:
pelican
Plural:
pelicans

Origin of Pelican

  • Middle English from Old English pellican and from Old French pelican both from Late Latin pelicānus from Greek pelekan

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old English pellicane, from Latin pelecānus, from Ancient Greek πελεκάν (pelekan).

    From Wiktionary

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