Pelican

Meaning

Noun

●

Any of various

seabirds

of the family Pelecanidae, having a long

bill

with a

distendable

pouch.

●

In Louisiana, USA & Seabirds:

native

resident

of the American state of Louisiana.

●

In Chemistry:

or still having a

back from the

to the body for

and redistillation.

●

In Dentistry:

A set of

used to

apart.

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Origin

pelican

English

pellicane

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

pelecanus

Latin

πελεκάν

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

πελεκάνος

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

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Etym

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Pelican

Meaning

Noun

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