pelican

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pel·i·can | \ ˈpe-li-kən

Definition of pelican

: any of a genus (Pelecanus) of large web-footed fish-eating birds with a very large bill and distensible gular pouch

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Recent Examples on the Web Wildlife rehabilitators in Oconomowoc are requesting donations of fish to aid in the care of an injured white pelican. — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2022 An American white pelican continued to frequent the vicinity of Cockeast Pond in Acoaxet, and at Gooseberry Neck in Westport, there was a king rail and a clay-colored sparrow. — BostonGlobe.com, 17 Oct. 2021 An American white pelican, a common gallinule, and two common ravens were all seen on the island. — BostonGlobe.com, 30 Oct. 2021 Among reports was an American white pelican in the Acoaxet area. — BostonGlobe.com, 23 Oct. 2021 The pelican had extensive injuries and had to be euthanized, Ziccardi said. — Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2021 Bristol County: There was an American white pelican at Cockeast Pond in South Dartmouth, a Caspian tern and a clay-colored sparrow at Gooseberry Neck in Westport, and a sedge wren at Broad Cove in Somerset. — BostonGlobe.com, 2 Oct. 2021 An American white pelican was photographed in flight over Mill Pond in Orleans. — BostonGlobe.com, 22 Sep. 2021 Snow-white 30-pound birds called the American white pelican are on their semiannual migration through Illinois right now. — From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2021 See More

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