pelican
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The meaning (definition) of the word pelican
a big bird with a huge pouch under its beak for catching fish
The word pelican used in a sentence
“The pelican flew over our boat and sat on a rock.”
The plural of the word pelican
pelicans
How the word pelican is said around the world
| French | pélican (pay-lee-KAHN) |
| Spanish | pelícano (pay-LEE-kah-noh) |
| Mandarin | 鹈鹕 (tee hoo) |
| Hindi | हवासील (huh-vah-SEEL) |
| Arabic | بجع (BAH-jah) |
| Russian | пеликан (pyee-lyee-KAHN) |
| Portuguese (EU) | pelicano (pay-lee-KUHN-nuu) |
| Portuguese (BR) | pelicano (pay-lee-KUHN-nuu) |
| Japanese | ペリカン (pay-REE-kahng) |
| German | Pelikan (pay-lee-KAHN) |
| Urdu | پیلیکن (pay-LEE-kuhn) |
| Punjabi | ਪੈਲੀਕਨ (pe-LEE-kuhn) |
| Korean | 펠리컨 (PAY-lee-kun) |
| Hebrew | שַׁקנַאי (shahkny) |
| Greek | πελεκάνος (pay-lay-KAH-nohs) |
| Dutch | pelikaan (pay-lee-KAHN) |
| Tagalog | pelikano (puh-lee-KAH-noh) |
| Vietnamese | chim bồ nông (cheem boh nohng) |
| Turkish | pelikan (pay-lee-KAHN) |
| Persian | پلیکان (pay-LEE-kahn) |
| Polish | pelikan (pe-LEE-kahn) |
| Ukrainian | пелікан (pe-LYEE-kahn) |
| Bengali | পেলিকান (PAY-lee-kahn) |
| Swedish | pelikan (PAY-lee-kahn) |
| Italian | pellicano (payl-lee-KAH-noh) |
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