Pelican Definition

pĕlĭ-kən

pelicans

noun

Any of a genus (Pelecanus, family Pelecanidae) of pelecaniform birds with a distensible pouch which hangs from the large lower bill and is used to scoop up or store fish.

Webster's New World

A native or resident of the American state of Louisiana.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Pelican

Noun

Singular:

pelican

Plural:

pelicans

Origin of Pelican

Middle English from Old English pellican and from Old French pelican both from Late Latin pelicānus from Greek pelekan

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Old English pellicane, from Latin pelecānus, from Ancient Greek πελεκάν (pelekan).

From Wiktionary