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Noun: pelican  pe-lu-kun
  1. 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