Noun: pelican pe-lu-kun
- Large long-winged warm-water seabird having a large bill with a distensible pouch for fish
"Pelicans can hold up to 3 gallons of water in their expandable throat pouches"
Derived forms: pelicans
Type of: pelecaniform seabird
Part of: family Pelecanidae, Pelecanidae
Encyclopedia: Pelican, New South Wales