pelican

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

1. Any of various seabirds of the family Pelecanidae, having a long bill with a distendable pouch.
2. A native or resident of the American state of Louisiana.
3. (obsolete) A retort or still having a curved tube or tubes leading back from the head to the body for continuous condensation and redistillation.
4. A set of forceps used to force overcrowded teeth apart.
5. (Canada, slang) A waterbomber.
6. (slang) An ageing prostitute.

Έννοιες

πελεκάνος

Συνώνυμα

Australian

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bird

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cuckoo

gannet

kingfisher

shrike

dental forceps

white pelican

fishing bird

shak

Australian pelican

extracting forceps

extraction forceps

nipple pliers

Μεταφράσεις

pélican

pellicano

Pelikan

pelícano

pelikaan

pelicano

pelikan

pelicanus

Pelecanus conspicillatus

pelicà

Pelecanus

Pelecanus spp.

pelîkan

pelecānus

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ˈpɛl.ɪ.kən/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

Κληρονομήθηκε από Μέσα Αγγλικά: pellican

Κληρονομήθηκε από Παλαιά Αγγλικά: pellican

In summary

From Middle English pellican, pellicane, from Old English pellican (“pelican”), from Latin pelecānus, from Ancient Greek πελεκάν (pelekán),
πέλεκυς (pélekus, “hatchet”).