pelican

[ pel-i-kuhn ]

/ ˈpɛl ɪ kən /

noun

any of several large, totipalmate, fish-eating birds of the family Pelecanidae, having a large bill with a distensible pouch.

a still or retort with two tubes that leave the body from the neck, curve in opposite directions, and reenter the body through the belly.

Origin of pelican

before 1000; Middle English pellican,Old English <Late Latin pelicānus, variant of pelecān<Greek pelekā́n

Words nearby pelican

pelf, Pelger-Huët nuclear anomaly, Pelham, Pelham-Holles, Pelias, pelican, pelican crossing, pelican-flower, pelican hook, Pelican State, pelike

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Example sentences from the Web for pelican

Gang warlords, locked down in Super Maxes like Pelican Bay pass on instructions to thousands of followers.
The Mexican Mafia Is the Daddy of All Street Gangs|Seth Ferranti|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Something can happen in Whittier this morning and by the afternoon the brothers in Pelican Bay know all about it.
The Mexican Mafia Is the Daddy of All Street Gangs|Seth Ferranti|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At Pelican Bay, there are no windows, and there is no reason not to have windows.
Extreme Solitary Confinement: What Did Bradley Manning Experience?|Caitlin Dickson|June 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I returned the following year with The Pelican Brief, then The Client.
John Grisham’s Favorite Bookstore: That One in Blytheville, Ark.|John Grisham|November 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST

John Grisham is the bestselling novelist of The Firm and The Pelican Brief, among others.
John Grisham's First Short Story: Part Two|John Grisham|October 26, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The cormorant and the pelican are also used by the Indus boatmen as in China for fishing.
Beast and Man in India|John Lockwood Kipling
I have become like a pelican of the wilderness, and like an owl in the desert.
The Inferno|August Strindberg
Ninety dead and wounded Frenchmen rolled on the Pelican's blood-stained decks.
The "Adventurers of England" on Hudson Bay|Agnes C. (Agnes Christina) Laut
One day I heard some talk at the Pelican Club which filled me with fear for him and quickened my resolve to put him on his guard.
Oscar Wilde, Volume 1 (of 2)|Frank Harris
In proof of this, it was said that the Pelican's hull was dented with shot, that had not force enough to pierce the timbers.
The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2|J. T. Headley.

British Dictionary definitions for pelican

pelican

/ (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 for pelican

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	pelican
释义	pelican [ pel-i-kuhn ] / ˈpɛl ɪ kən / noun any of several large, totipalmate, fish-eating birds of the family Pelecanidae, having a large bill with a distensible pouch. a still or retort with two tubes that leave the body from the neck, curve in opposite directions, and reenter the body through the belly. Origin of pelican before 1000; Middle English pellican,Old English <Late Latin pelicānus, variant of pelecān<Greek pelekā́n Words nearby pelican pelf, Pelger-Huët nuclear anomaly, Pelham, Pelham-Holles, Pelias, pelican, pelican crossing, pelican-flower, pelican hook, Pelican State, pelike Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pelican Gang warlords, locked down in Super Maxes like Pelican Bay pass on instructions to thousands of followers. The Mexican Mafia Is the Daddy of All Street Gangs\|Seth Ferranti\|December 11, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Something can happen in Whittier this morning and by the afternoon the brothers in Pelican Bay know all about it. The Mexican Mafia Is the Daddy of All Street Gangs\|Seth Ferranti\|December 11, 2014\|DAILY BEAST At Pelican Bay, there are no windows, and there is no reason not to have windows. Extreme Solitary Confinement: What Did Bradley Manning Experience?\|Caitlin Dickson\|June 5, 2013\|DAILY BEAST I returned the following year with The Pelican Brief, then The Client. John Grisham’s Favorite Bookstore: That One in Blytheville, Ark.\|John Grisham\|November 6, 2012\|DAILY BEAST John Grisham is the bestselling novelist of The Firm and The Pelican Brief, among others. John Grisham's First Short Story: Part Two\|John Grisham\|October 26, 2009\|DAILY BEAST The cormorant and the pelican are also used by the Indus boatmen as in China for fishing. Beast and Man in India\|John Lockwood Kipling I have become like a pelican of the wilderness, and like an owl in the desert. The Inferno\|August Strindberg Ninety dead and wounded Frenchmen rolled on the Pelican's blood-stained decks. The "Adventurers of England" on Hudson Bay\|Agnes C. (Agnes Christina) Laut One day I heard some talk at the Pelican Club which filled me with fear for him and quickened my resolve to put him on his guard. Oscar Wilde, Volume 1 (of 2)\|Frank Harris In proof of this, it was said that the Pelican's hull was dented with shot, that had not force enough to pierce the timbers. The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2\|J. T. Headley. British Dictionary definitions for pelican pelican / (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 for pelican 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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