pelican

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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Noun

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.

Anagrams

• capelin, in place, panicle, pinacle

Etymology

From Latin pelicānus.

Noun

pelican m (plural pelicans)

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

Alternative forms

• pelecan (dated)

Etymology

Borrowed from French pélican, from Latin pelicānus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pe.liˈkan/

Noun

pelican m (plural pelicani)

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

References

• pelican in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language), 2004-2018