Значение

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  1. Any of various seabirds of the family Pelecanidae, having a long bill with a distendable pouch.

    Pelikan

    пелика́нpelikán

    пеліканpelikan

    large long-winged warm-water seabird having a large bill with a distensible pouch for fish

  2. A native or resident of the American state of Louisiana.

  3. A set of forceps used to force overcrowded teeth apart.

  4. (Канада, сленг)A waterbomber.

  5. (сленг)An ageing prostitute.

  6. (устаревшее)A retort or still having a curved tube or tubes leading back from the head to the body for continuous condensation and redistillation.

Примеры

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  1. I saw a big pelican there.

    Я видел там большого пеликана.

  2. Tom had never heard of pelicans.

    Том никогда не слышал о пеликанах.

  3. What do pelicans eat?

    Что едят пеликаны?

    ukЩо їдять пелікани?

    deWas fressen Pelikane?

  4. A pelican can fit a lot of fish in its beak.

    Пеликан может поместить в свой клюв много рыбы.

  5. Seagulls and pelicans are seabirds.

    Чайка и пеликан - морские птицы.

    deMöwen und Pelikane sind Seevögel.

Переводы

языков: 9
Українська
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any of various seabirds of the family Pelecanidae:
Русский
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any of various seabirds of the family Pelecanidae:
Deutsch
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any of various seabirds of the family Pelecanidae:

Происхождение

From Middle English pellican, pellicane, from Old English pellican (“pelican”), from Latin

From Middle English pellican, pellicane, from Old English pellican (“pelican”), from Latin pelecānus, from Ancient Greek πελεκάν (pelekán),

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