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(pel′i·kən) noun
A large, gregarious, fish–eating, web–footed bird (genus Pelecanus) of warm regions, having a distensible membranous pouch on the lower jaw for the temporary storage of fish. [OE pellican <LL pelicanus, pelecanus <Gk. pelekan,? <pelekys an ax; in ref. to its bill]
(From 4 to 5 feet high according to species)
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