英语词汇“pelican”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	pelican
释义	Trends of pelican View usage for: pelican (pelɪkən) Word forms: plural pelicans countable noun A pelican is a type of large water bird. It catches fish and keeps them in the bottom part of its beak which is shaped like a large bag. pelican in British English (ˈpɛlɪkən) noun any aquatic bird of the tropical and warm water family Pelecanidae, such as P. onocrotalus (white pelican): order Pelecaniformes. They have a long straight flattened bill, with a distensible pouch for engulfing fish Word origin Old English pellican, from Late Latin pelicānus, from Greek pelekān; perhaps related to Greek pelekus axe, perhaps from the shape of the bird's bill; compare Greek pelekas woodpecker pelican in American English (ˈpɛlɪkən) 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 Word origin ME < OE pellicane < LL(Ec) pelicanus < Gr pelekan (used in LXX to transl. Heb ḳā'ath, bird of prey), akin to pelekas, woodpecker, prob. < pelekys, an ax (from the shape of the bill) Image of pelican © Eric Isselee, shutterstock Examples of 'pelican' in a sentence pelican These examples have been automatically selected and may contain sensitive content.Read more… Crossing back over the pelican crossing, I read the letters page as I walked up Malone Avenue. David Cavanagh MUSIC FOR BOYS (2003) Twenty minutes later she was hovering on the southern side of the park, at the edge of the pelican lake, as the lunch hour approached. Dobbs, Michael THE TOUCH OF INNOCENTS (2003) A brown pelican coasted a few feet above the still water, carried along by a warm draft from the west. James W. Hall OFF THE CHART (2003) Word lists with pelican bird In other languages pelican British English: pelican /ˈpɛlɪkən/ NOUN A pelican is a type of large water bird. It catches fish and keeps them in the bottom part of its beak which is shaped like a large bag. American English: pelican Arabic: بَجَعَةٌ Brazilian Portuguese: pelicano Chinese: 鹈鹕 Croatian: pelikan Czech: pelikán Danish: pelikan Dutch: pelikaan European Spanish: pelícano Finnish: pelikaani French: pélican German: Pelikan Greek: πελεκάνος Italian: pellicano Japanese: ペリカン Korean: 펠리컨 Norwegian: pelikan Polish: pelikan European Portuguese: pelicano Romanian: pelican Russian: пеликан Latin American Spanish: pelícano Swedish: pelikan Thai: นกกระทุง Turkish: pelikan Ukrainian: пелікан Vietnamese: chim bồ nông Translate your text for free All related terms of 'pelican' pelican hook a hinged hook that can be quickly secured or released by a sliding ring Pelican State → the Pelican State white pelican an aquatic bird of the tropical and warm water family Pelecanidae, P. onocrotalus : order Pelecaniformes. They have a long straight flattened bill, with a distensible pouch for engulfing fish pelican crossing A pelican crossing is a place where people who are walking can cross a busy road. They press a button at the side of the road, which operates traffic lights to stop the traffic. the Pelican State a nickname for the state of Louisiana Chinese translation of 'pelican' pelican (ˈpɛlɪkən) n (c) 鹈(鵜)鹕(鶘) (tíhú) (只, zhī)
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