Pelican

Word PELICAN
Character 7
Hyphenation pel i can
Pronunciations /ˈpɛl.ə.kən/

Definitions and meanings of "Pelican"

What do we mean by pelican?

Any of various large, web-footed birds of the genus Pelecanus primarily of tropical and warm regions, having a long straight bill from which hangs a distensible pouch of skin used for catching and holding fish. noun

A large piscivorous natatorial bird of the family Pelecanidæ and genus Pelecanus, having an enormously distensible gular pouch. noun

A chemical glass vessel or alembic with a tubulated capital, from which two opposite and crooked beaks pass out and enter again at the belly of the cucurbit. noun

A six-pounder culverin. noun

A kind of shot or shell. noun

In dental surg., an instrument for extracting teeth, curved at the end like the beak of a pelican. noun

A hook, somewhat in the shape of a pelican's bill, so arranged that it can be easily slipped by taking a ring or shackle from the point of the hook. noun

In heraldry, a bird with talons and beak like a bird of prey, but always represented with the wings indorsed and as bending her neck in the attitude of wounding her breast with her beak. noun

Any large webfooted bird of the genus Pelecanus, of which about a dozen species are known. They have an enormous bill, to the lower edge of which is attached a pouch in which captured fishes are temporarily stored. noun

A retort or still having a curved tube or tubes leading back from the head to the body for continuous condensation and redistillation. noun

The frigate bird. See under Frigate. noun

Deep-sea fish (Eurypharynx pelecanoides) of the order Lyomeri, remarkable for the enormous development of the jaws, which support a large gular pouch. noun

The very large and curiously shaped blossom of a climbing plant (Aristolochia grandiflora) of the West Indies; also, the plant itself. noun

A large Asiatic wood ibis (Tantalus leucocephalus). The head and throat are destitute of feathers; the plumage is white, with the quills and the tail greenish black. noun

A representation of a pelican in the act of wounding her breast in order to nourish her young with her blood; -- a practice fabulously attributed to the bird, on account of which it was adopted as a symbol of the Redeemer, and of charity. noun

A marine gastropod shell of the genus Aporrhais, esp. Aporrhais pes-pelicani of Europe. noun

Any of various seabirds of the family Pelecanidae, having a long bill with a distendable pouch. noun

A native or resident of the American state of Louisiana. noun

Large long-winged warm-water seabird having a large bill with a distensible pouch for fish noun

Any of various seabirds of the family Pelecanidae, having a long bill with a distendable pouch.

A native or resident of the American state of Louisiana.

A retort or still having a curved tube or tubes leading back from the head to the body for continuous condensation and redistillation.

A set of forceps used to force overcrowded teeth apart.

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The word "pelican" in example sentences

The pelican is a bit strange, but obviously it likes it there in Montana. ❋ Unknown (2008)

This is one of the reasons the pelican is the state bird the selfless nature to give herself for her children. ❋ Fr Timothy Matkin (2006)

Turns out the white bird that looks like a pelican is a pelican. ❋ Grouse (2005)

He wondered why the pelican was the symbol of charity, except it was that it wanted ❋ Gilbert Keith (2003)

You will guess I mean the pelican, which is the badge of her authority as Lady directress of our assembly. ❋ Unknown (1920)

Thus the tongue of a pelican is a tiny flap all but lost to view in its great bill. ❋ William Beebe (1919)

He wondered why the pelican was the symbol of charity, except it was that it wanted a good deal of charity to admire a pelican. ❋ Gilbert Keith (1908)

A pelican is a bird of Egypt, and dwelleth in deserts beside the river ❋ Robert Steele (1902)

The pelican is the image of contemplation and of charity; of love, too, according to Saint Madalene of Pazzi; the sparrow symbolizes penitential solitude; the swallow, sin; the swan, pride, according to Raban Maur; diligence and solicitude according to Thomas de Catimpré; the nightingale is mentioned by Saint ❋ Unknown (1877)

Margaret explained that the pelican was a bird and couldn't gallop. ❋ Amanda Minnie Douglas (1873)

The pelican is a wonderful bird which dwells in the region about the river Nile. ❋ Lucia Isabella Gilbert Runkle (1864)

Away goes the boat before the freshening breeze, and soon it dashes past the body of the pelican, which is seized by the ready Meliboeus, and with great difficulty hauled on board. ❋ Edward Wilson Landor (1844)

Who ever called a pelican beautiful, or even many animals endeared to us by their valuable qualities, -- such as the intelligent and docile elephant, or the affectionate orang-outang, or the faithful mastiff? ❋ Washington Allston (1811)

The pelican is a very large bird, with its well-known long beak and pouch that can hold up to 11 litres of water. ❋ Unknown (2010)

And intercourse with a pelican is a hard thing to live down. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The plight of the pelican is the poignant symbol of this disaster ❋ Unknown (2010)

The notion at the end that a pelican is worth a pelican is a preposterous method at the macro level. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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