Defenition of the word pelican

• Defenition of the word pelican

  • Large water bird belonging to the family Pelecanidae. They are characterised by a long beak and large throat pouch used for catching prey and draining water from the scooped up contents before swallowing.
  • large long-winged warm-water seabird having a large bill with a distensible pouch for fish

Meronymys for the word pelican

• • family Pelecanidae
  • Pelecanidae

Hyponyms for the word pelican

• • Old world white pelican
  • Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
  • Pelecanus onocrotalus
  • white pelican

Hypernyms for the word pelican

• • pelecaniform seabird

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