meaning of pelican
1. Any large webfooted bird of the genus Pelecanus, of which about a dozen species are known. They have an enormous bill, to the lower edge of which is attached a pouch in which captured fishes are temporarily stored.
2. A retort or still having a curved tube or tubes leading back from the head to the body for continuous condensation and redistillation.
3. large long-winged warm-water seabird having a large bill with a distensible pouch for fish
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