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"Pelican" Definition

noun

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

Source: American Heritage Dictionary

Any of a genus () of large web-footed fish-eating birds with a very large bill and distensible gular pouch.

Source: Merriam-Webster

A large gregarious waterbird with a long bill, an extensible throat pouch for scooping up fish, and mainly white or grey plumage.

Source: Oxford Dictionary

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