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单词 pelican's foot
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Definition of pelican's foot in English:

pelican's foot

noun
  • (More fully "pelican's foot shell") a marine gastropod mollusc of the family Aporrhaidae, especially Aporrhais pespelecani, having a long conical spire and a flared outer lip with four finger-like projections.

Origin

Early 19th century; earliest use found in Edward John Burrow (1785–1861), Church of England clergyman and author.

 
 

Definition of pelican's foot in US English:

pelican's foot

noun
  • (More fully "pelican's foot shell") a marine gastropod mollusc of the family Aporrhaidae, especially Aporrhais pespelecani, having a long conical spire and a flared outer lip with four finger-like projections.

Origin

Early 19th century; earliest use found in Edward John Burrow (1785–1861), Church of England clergyman and author.

 
 
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