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pelican
noun(pel-i-can)
any of a genus (Pelecanus) of large web-footed fish-eating birds with a very large bill and distensible gular pouch
pelican
geographical name(pel-i-can)
island and national wildlife refuge in the Atlantic off the coast of eastern Florida
pelican
noun(pel-i-can)
a place where a person can stop traffic in order to cross the road by pressing a button that controls the traffic lights
pelican
noun(pel-i-can)
a pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) of American coasts that has a brownish body and a chiefly white or white with yellow head

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