pelican

== English == === Alternative forms === pelecan (archaic) === Etymology === From Middle English 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/ === Noun === pelican (plural pelicans) 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. (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. (dentistry) A set of forceps used to force overcrowded teeth apart. Synonym: dental pelican (Canada, slang, firefighting) A waterbomber. (slang) An ageing prostitute. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Hawaiian: pelikana → Japanese: ペリカン → Korean: 펠리컨 (pellikeon) → Māori: perikana → Welsh: pelican ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “pelican n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present. Eric Partridge (2005), “pelican”, in Tom Dalzell and Terry Victor, editors, The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, volume 2 (J–Z), London; New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, page 1461. === Anagrams === Calpine, capelin, capline, in place, panicle, pinacle == Friulian == === Noun === pelican m (plural pelicans) pelican == Middle English == === Noun === pelican alternative form of pellican == Occitan == === Etymology === From Latin pelicānus. === Pronunciation === === Noun === pelican m (plural pelicans) pelican (any of various seabirds of the family Pelecanidae) ==== Derived terms ==== pelican australian pelican cresp pelican del Pero pelican ròsa pelican vulgar == Romanian == === Alternative forms === pelecan — dated === Etymology === Borrowed from French pélican, from Latin pelicānus. Compare Aromanian pilican. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pe.liˈkan/ === Noun === pelican m (plural pelicani) pelican (any of various seabirds of the family Pelecanidae) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== pelican comun pelican creț pelicanol ==== Related terms ==== pelecaniforme ==== See also ==== steganipod === References === “pelican”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026 == Welsh == === Etymology === Borrowed from English pelican. === Noun === pelican m (plural pelicanod) pelican (seabird of the family Pelecanidae) Synonym: pelig ==== Derived terms ==== croesfan pelican (“pelican crossing”) pelican Dalmatia (“Dalmatian pelican”) pelican gwyn (“great white pelican”) pelican gwyn America (“American white pelican”) === Mutation ===