pelican
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (British, America) IPA: /ˈpɛl.ɪ.kən/, /ˈpɛl.ə.kən/
pelican (plural pelicans)
- Any of various seabirds of the family Pelecanidae, having a long bill with a distendable pouch.
- A native or resident of the American state of Louisiana.
- (chemistry, obsolete) A retort or still having a curved tube or tubes leading back from the head to the body for continuous condensation and redistillation.
- (dentistry) A set of forceps used to force overcrowded teeth apart.
- French: pélican
- German: Pelikan
- Italian: pellicano
- Portuguese: pelicano
- Russian: пелика́н
- Spanish: pelícano
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