noun🔗ShareAny of various seabirds of the family Pelecanidae, having a long bill with a distendable pouch."The pelican at the zoo caught a fish in its large pouch under its beak. "animalbirdnaturebiologyenvironmentecologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA native or resident of the American state of Louisiana."My aunt, a pelican, is celebrating her 25th anniversary in Louisiana. "personstateChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA retort or still having a curved tube or tubes leading back from the head to the body for continuous condensation and redistillation."The chemistry experiment used a pelican to collect and purify the distillate. "chemistrydeviceutensilscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA set of forceps used to force overcrowded teeth apart."The dentist used the pelican to carefully loosen the impacted molar before extracting it. "medicineanatomydeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
