pelican
nounHow many syllables in pelican?
There are 3 syllables in the word pelican.How to pronounce pelican:
Definition of pelican:
- pelican (noun):
- large long-winged warm-water seabird having a large bill with a distensible pouch for fish.
- any of a genus (pelecanus) of large web-footed fish-eating birds with a very large bill and distensible gular pouch
Synonyms for pelican:
family pelecanidae
old world white pelican
pelecanidae
pelecaniform seabird
pelecanus erythrorhynchos
pelecanus onocrotalus
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