See also: pélican

English

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a pelican

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Etymology

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

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

Noun

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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.
    Synonym: dental pelican

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Friulian

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Noun

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pelican m (plural pelicans)

  1. pelican

Middle English

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pelican

  1. Alternative form of pellican

Occitan

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From Latin pelicānus.

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pelican m (plural pelicans)

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

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French pélican, from Latin pelicānus. Compare Aromanian pilican.

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Noun

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pelican m (plural pelicani)

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

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Welsh

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English pelican.

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pelican m (plural pelicanod)

  1. pelican (seabird of the family Pelecanidae)
    Synonym: pelig

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Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
pelican belican mhelican phelican
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.