HyperDic: pelican

English > 1 sense of the word pelican:
NOUNanimalpelicanlarge long-winged warm-water seabird having a large bill with a distensible pouch for fish
pelican > pronunciation
Soundspeh'lahkahn
RhymesAachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...
English > pelican: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaninglarge long-winged warm-water seabird having a large bill with a distensible pouch for fish.
Member ofPelecanidae, family Pelecanidaepelicans
NarrowerOld world white pelican, Pelecanus onocrotalusSimilar to American / American white pelican
white pelican, Pelecanus erythrorhynchoslarge American pelican
Broaderpelecaniform seabirdlarge fish-eating seabird with four-toed webbed feet
Spanishpelecanus, pelicano, pelícano
Catalanpelicà

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