pel‧i‧can /ˈpelɪkən/
noun [countable][
Date: 1000-1100;
Language: Late Latin;
Origin: pelecanus, from Greek, probably from pelekys 'ax'; because of the shape of its beak]
a large water bird that catches fish for food and stores them in a deep bag of skin under its beak
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