pelican

From Middle English pelican, pellican, pellicane, from Old English pellican (“pelican”), from Latin pelecānus, from Ancient Greek πελεκάν (pelekán), πέλεκυς (pélekus, “hatchet”).

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛl.ɪ.kən/, /ˈpɛl.ə.kən/

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pelican (plural pelicans)

1. Any of various seabirds of the family Pelecanidae, having a long bill with a distendable pouch.
2. A native or resident of the American state of Louisiana.
3. (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.
4. (dentistry) A set of forceps used to force overcrowded teeth apart.

• pelican crossing
• pelican pot
• pelican spider
• pelicanist
• dental pelican

• capelin, in place, panicle, pinacle

From Latin pelicānus.

pelican m (plural pelicans)

1. pelican (any of various seabirds of the family Pelecanidae)

• pelican australian
• pelican cresp
• pelican del Pero
• pelican ròsa
• pelican vulgar

• pelecan (dated)

Borrowed from French pélican, from Latin pelicānus.

• IPA^(key): /pe.liˈkan/

pelican m (plural pelicani)

1. pelican (any of various seabirds of the family Pelecanidae)

• pelican comun
• pelican creț
• pelicanol

• pelecaniforme

• steganipod

• pelican in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)