noun🔗SharePélicanAny 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. "Le pélican du zoo a attrapé un poisson dans sa grande poche sous son bec.animalbirdnaturebiologyenvironmentecologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn natif ou résident de l'État américain de LouisianeA native or resident of the American state of Louisiana."My aunt, a pelican, is celebrating her 25th anniversary in Louisiana. "Ma tante, une native de la Louisiane, célèbre son 25e anniversaire en Louisiane.personstateChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCornue à tubes courbesA 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. "L'expérience de chimie a utilisé une cornue à tubes courbes pour recueillir et purifier le distillat.chemistrydeviceutensilscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePince de PélicanA set of forceps used to force overcrowded teeth apart."The dentist used the pelican to carefully loosen the impacted molar before extracting it. "Le dentiste a utilisé la pince de Pélican pour desserrer soigneusement la molaire incluse avant de l'extraire.medicineanatomydeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
