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- [pel-i-kuh n]
- /ˈpɛl ɪ kən/
- /ˈpel.ɪ.kən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pel-i-kuh n]
- /ˈpɛl ɪ kən/
Definitions of pelican word
- noun pelican any of several large, totipalmate, fish-eating birds of the family Pelecanidae, having a large bill with a distensible pouch. 1
- noun pelican 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. 1
- noun pelican large-billed bird 1
- countable noun pelican A pelican is a type of large water bird. It catches fish and keeps them in the bottom part of its beak which is shaped like a large bag. 0
- noun pelican 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 0
- noun pelican any of a genus (Pelecanus, family Pelecanidae) of pelecaniform birds with a distensible pouch which hangs from the large lower bill and is used to scoop up or store fish 0
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Origin of pelican
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English pellican, Old English < Late Latin pelicānus, variant of pelecān < Greek pelekā́n
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Parts of speech for Pelican
noun
adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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pelican popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pelican usage trend in Literature
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