| 单词 | alcatras |
| 释义 | alcatras in British English (ˈælkəˌtræs) noun an obsolete Spanish and Portuguese name for pelican pelican in British English (ˈpɛlɪkən) noun 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 Word origin 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 |
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