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

pel•i•can n. [countable]

Birdsa large, web-footed bird of warmer regions of the world, having a throat pouch that expands.

pel•i•can n.

Birdsany of several large, totipalmate, fish-eating birds of the family Pelecanidae, having a large bill with a distensible pouch.
a still or retort with two tubes that leave the body from the neck, curve in opposite directions, and reenter the body through the belly.

Greek peleká̄n
Late Latin pelicānus, variant of pelecān
Middle English pellican, Old English bef. 1000

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pelican /ˈpɛlɪkən/ n

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

Etymology: 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

单词	pelican
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 pel•i•can /ˈpɛlɪkən/USA pronunciation n. [countable] Birdsa large, web-footed bird of warmer regions of the world, having a throat pouch that expands. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 pel•i•can (pel′i kən),USA pronunciation n. Birdsany of several large, totipalmate, fish-eating birds of the family Pelecanidae, having a large bill with a distensible pouch. a still or retort with two tubes that leave the body from the neck, curve in opposite directions, and reenter the body through the belly. Greek peleká̄n Late Latin pelicānus, variant of pelecān Middle English pellican, Old English bef. 1000 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pelican /ˈpɛlɪkən/ n 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 Etymology: 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
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