pélican

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See also: pelican

French

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pélican

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pe.li.kɑ̃/
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Noun

pélican m (plural pélicans)

  1. pelican (any of various seabirds of the family Pelecanidae)

Descendants

  • Persian: پلیکان (pelikân)

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Etymology

Borrowed from French pélican, from Latin pelecānus, from Ancient Greek πελεκάν (pelekán).

Noun

pélican m (plural pélicans)

  1. (Jersey) pelican