Word Meaning

pelican definition and meaning

n. Any large webfooted bird of the genus Pelecanus, of which about a dozen species are known. They have an enormous bill, to the lower edge of which is attached a pouch in which captured fishes are temporarily stored.
n. A retort or still having a curved tube or tubes leading back from the head to the body for continuous condensation and redistillation.

Crossword clues for pelican

- Aquatic bird
- Big-billed bird
- Colourful large-billed tropical American bird
- Fish-catching bird
- Large billed bird
- Large billed water bird
- Large fish catching bird
- Large fishcatching bird
- Large seabird
- Large water bird
- Large waterbird
- Large waterfowls
- Large-beaked sea bird
- Largebilled bird