an aquatic bird of the tropical and warm water family Pelecanidae,P. onocrotalus: order Pelecaniformes. They have a long straight flattened bill, with a distensible pouch for engulfing fish
The white pelican is one of the largest birds in North America.
Examples of 'white pelican' in a sentence
white pelican
We saw white pelicans lolling in the sun, osprey feeding their chicks and long-billed ibis drilling the sand for food.