pelican

Meanings

• noun

  A large water bird with a pouch under its beak, which it uses to scoop up food and feed its young.

  - "The pelican is a popular symbol of generosity and self-sacrifice."
  - "The pelican's distinctive pouch is used to scoop up fish and feed its young."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈpɛl.ə.kən/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with pelican
canican , panican , vagabonican

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Variants

List of all variants of pelican that leads to same result
pelican , pelicans , Pelican Island , pelican crossing , brown pelican , brown pelicans

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Etymology

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The word 'pelican' comes from the Greek word 'pelekan', which means 'seasider' or 'dweller by the sea'.

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Trivia

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1. The pelican's pouch can hold up to 3 gallons of water.

2. Pelicans have webbed feet and can fly with their wings in a V-shape.

3. There are eight species of pelicans found around the world.

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Related Concepts

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1. Pelicanidae: The family of birds that includes pelicans.

2. Pelicanry: The act of feeding young birds using one's own body fluids, as pelicans do.

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Culture

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The pelican is a symbol of generosity and self-sacrifice in Christian and other mythologies. It is often depicted in art and literature as feeding its young with its own blood.

How to Memorize "pelican"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a large, water bird with a distinctive pouch under its beak. Visualize it scooping up fish and feeding its young.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the pelican with generosity and self-sacrifice. Remember the image of the pelican feeding its young with its own blood.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Pelican Pouch' to remember the word. Visualize the pelican with its pouch open, scooping up fish for its young.

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