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Meanings of the pelican genus in English

Russian
pelecanus
Portuguese
pelecanus
Spanish
pelecanus
Catalan
pelecanus
Wikidata

Genus of birds.

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        pelecanus
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        Examples for "pelican"
        Examples for "pelican"
        1
        She sobbed, and I could feel the tremor run through the pelican.
        The Rudder Grangers Abroad and Other Stories
        2
        Behind him there was a lithograph of a pelican by Basil Ede.
        The Pariah
        3
        Merit pushed her chin inward so that the pelican's pouch wagged angrily.
        The heretic queen
        4
        To dream of a pelican, denotes a mingling of disappointments with successes.
        Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted; Or, What's in a Dream / A Scien...
        5
        Like the pelican I will feed my children with my heart's blood.
        The Emperor — Volume 01
        1
        Booby Island is a mere rock, the retreat of boobies (Pelecanus fiber, Linn.)
        Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of...
        Translations for the pelican genus