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Definition: Pelican |
PelicanNoun1. Large long-winged warm-water seabird having a large bill with a distensible pouch for fish. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "pelican" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Dream Interpretation | To dream of a pelican, denotes a mingling of disappointments with successes. To catch one, you will be able to overcome disappointing influences. To kill one, denotes that you will cruelly set aside the rights of others. To see them flying, you are threatened with changes, which will impress you with ideas of uncertainty as to good. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
Literature | Pelican in Christian art, is a symbol of charity. It is also an emblem of Jesus Christ, by "whose blood we are healed" (Eucherius and Jerome). (See below.) Pelican. A mystic emblem of Christ, called by Dante nostro Pelicano. St. Hieronymus gives the story of the pelican restoring its young ones destroyed by serpents, and his salvation by the blood of Christ. The Bestiarium says that Physiologus tells us that the pelican is very fond of its brood, but when the young ones begin to grow they rebel against the male bird and provoke his anger, so that he kills them, the mother returns to the nest in three days, sits on the dead birds, pours her blood over them, revives them, and they feed on the blood. (Bibl. Nat. Belg., No. 10,074.) "Than sayd the Pellycane, When my byrdts be slayne With any bloude I them renyue [revive]. Scrypture doth record, The same dyd our Lord, And rose from deth to lyue." Skelton: Armoury of Birdts Pelicans. The notion that pelicans feed their young with their blood arose from the following habit:- They have a large bag attached to their under bill. When the parent bird is about to feed its brood, it macerates small fish in this bag or pouch, then pressing the bag against its breast, transfers the macerated food to the mouths of the young. A pelican in her piety is the representation of a pelican feeding her young with her blood. The Romans called filial love piety, hence Virgil's hero is called pius AEneas, because he rescued his father from the flames of Troy. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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Pelicans
Pink-backed Pelican
(Pelecanus rufescens).
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Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae Genus: Pelecanus Species Pelecanus occidentalis
Pelecanus thagus
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Pelecanus onocrotalis
Pelecanus crispus
Pelecanus rufescens
Pelecanus philippensis
Pelecanus conspicillatusA pelican is any of several very large water birds with a distinctive pouch under the beak belonging to the bird family Pelecanidae. Along with the darters, cormorants, gannets, boobiess, frigatebirds, and tropicbirds, they make up the order Pelecaniformes. Like other birds in that group, pelicans have all four toes webbed (they aretotipalmate).
They use two different ways to feed:
Pelicans can grow to a wingspan of three meters and weigh 13 kilograms, males being a little larger than females and having a longer bill.
- Group fishing, used by white pelicans all over the world. They will form a line to chase schools of small fish into shallow water, and then simply scoop them up. Large fish are caught with the bill-tip, then tossed up in the air to be caught and slid into the gullet head first.
- Plunge-diving, used almost exclusively by the American Brown Pelican, but only rarely by white pelicans like the Peruvian Pelican of the western South American coast, or the Australian Pelican.
From the fossil record, it is known that pelicans have been around for over 40 million years. Modern pelicans are found on all continents except Antarctica: they are birds of inland and coastal waters and are absent from polar regions, the deep ocean, oceanic islands, and inland South America.
Pelicans are gregarious and nest colonially, the male bringing the material, the female heaping it up to form a simple structure. Pairs are monogamous for a single season but the pair bond extends only to the nesting area; away from the nest mates are independent.
Because of its large beak and pouch, the pelican has a particular place in the public imagination: as one poet wrote, "A wonderful bird is the pelican; his beak can hold more than his belly can..." (The verse is attributed both to Odgen Nash and to Dixon Lanier Merritt.)
Australian PelicanIn medieval Europe, the pelican was thought to be particularly attentive to her young, to the point of providing her own blood when no other food was available. As a result the pelican became a symbol in bestiaries for self-sacrifice, and was used as a symbol in heraldry ("a pelican in her piety").
- ORDER PELECANIFORMES
- Family Pelecanidae
- Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis
- Peruvian Pelican, Pelecanus thagus
- American White Pelican, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
- Great White Pelican, Pelecanus onocrotalis
- Dalmatian Pelican, Pelecanus crispus
- Pink-backed Pelican, Pelecanus rufescens
- Spot-billed Pelican, Pelecanus philippensis
- Australian Pelican, Pelecanus conspicillatus
- Family Sulidae (gannets and boobies)
- Family Anhingidae (anhingas or darters)
- Family Phalacrocoracidae (cormorants)
- Family Fregatidae (frigatebirds)
- Family Phaethontidae (tropicbirds)
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A pelican crossing (formerly Pelicon Crossing - PEdestrian LIght CONtrolled crossing) is a type of pedestrian crossing. It features a standard set of traffic lights, plus a push button and a further two coloured lamps for pedestrians using the crossing.
The control panel of a Pelican CrossingThe Pelican Crossing was the orignal type of light controlled crossing, introduced in the 1960s. The pedestrian lights are situated on the far side of the road to the pedestrian. A Puffin crossing has the lights on the same side as the pedestrian.
In most countries, these lights for pedestrians are in the image of a "green man" pictured walking, and a "red man" pictured stationary. In the USA these lamps may take the shape of "Walk"/"Don't walk" messages, although pictograms are also seen in some regions. Pelican crossings sometimes have further non-visual indication that it is safe to cross, such as a beep or vibrating button, in order to assist blind or partially sighted pedestrians.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Pelican crossing."
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Pelican is a city located in Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city is 163.Geography
Pelican is located at 57°57'30" North, 136°13'27" West (57.958431, -136.224069)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.8 km² (0.7 mi²). 1.5 km² (0.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 17.14% water.Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 163 people, 70 households, and 41 families residing in the city. The population density is 108.5/km² (280.5/mi²). There are 94 housing units at an average density of 62.6/km² (161.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 72.39% White, 0.00% Black or African American, 21.47% Native American, 1.23% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.61% from other races, and 4.29% from two or more races. 0.61% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 70 households out of which 30.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.4% are married couples living together, 5.7% have a female householder with no husband present, and 41.4% are non-families. 28.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 8.6% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.30 and the average family size is 2.78. In the city the population is spread out with 24.5% under the age of 18, 3.1% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 34.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 42 years. For every 100 females there are 143.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 146.0 males. The median income for a household in the city is $48,750, and the median income for a family is $57,083. Males have a median income of $50,500 versus $3,750 for females. The per capita income for the city is $29,347. 4.7% of the population and 0.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 0.0% are under the age of 18 and 0.0% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Pelican, Alaska."
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Pelican is a town located in Oneida County, Wisconsin. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 2,902.Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 140.2 km² (54.2 mi²). 133.3 km² (51.5 mi²) of it is land and 7.0 km² (2.7 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 4.99% water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 2,902 people, 1,167 households, and 820 families residing in the town. The population density is 21.8/km² (56.4/mi²). There are 1,532 housing units at an average density of 11.5/km² (29.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 98.07% White, 0.00% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.52% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.03% from other races, and 1.07% from two or more races. 0.31% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 1,167 households out of which 31.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.6% are married couples living together, 6.9% have a female householder with no husband present, and 29.7% are non-families. 25.1% of all households are made up of individuals and 10.6% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.49 and the average family size is 2.97. In the town the population is spread out with 25.2% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 40 years. For every 100 females there are 104.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 99.4 males. The median income for a household in the town is $36,053, and the median income for a family is $44,423. Males have a median income of $38,169 versus $20,861 for females. The per capita income for the town is $18,566. 6.2% of the population and 5.3% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 5.7% are under the age of 18 and 3.1% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Pelican, Wisconsin."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
pelican | English | Pedestrian light controlled crossing | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Provision | Caterer, purveyor, commissary, quartermaster, manciple, feeder, batman, victualer, grocer, comprador, restaurateur; jackal, pelican; sutler; (merchant). |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Pelican |
| English words defined with "pelican": frigate bird ♦ Old world white pelican ♦ Pelecan, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos, Pelecanus onocrotalus, Pelican in her piety, pocket, pouch ♦ Totipalmate ♦ white pelican. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "pelican": Animals in Christian Art ♦ clear hawse slip. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "pelican": Pelecaniformes. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Pelican" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. Romanian (pelican). |
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Screenplays | Here pelican, pelican, pelican (Scarface; writing credit: Oliver Stone) | |
Movie/TV Titles | P mesle pelican (1972) Pesky Pelican (1963) The Playful Pelican (1948) | |
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 | A Brown Pelican cruises close for a look at the photographer. Credit: NOAA's Ark (Animals). |  | Conducting range-azimuth hydrography at Pelican Cay All of the elements of range-azimuth Observer tracking boat with Wild T-2 theodolite Party off of WHITING. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
 | Pelican Point (Goleta Point) to Dos Los Pueblos, California Surveyed by Assistant William E. Greenwell, 1871 Topographic Survey T-1267. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | A pelican makes use of a piling as a perch. Credit: America's Coastlines. |
 | Pelican in flight. Credit: America's Coastlines. |  | Profiles of two fishermen - Ted Esposito, a local charter boat skipper, and an unnamed pelican. Credit: Fisheries. |
 | Birds of a feather don't always flock together - pelican and sea gull share adjacent pilings. Credit: Fisheries. |  | A brown pelican preens in the water. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. |
 | Scott Gudes buries a dead pelican that was removed from the mangroves where it was entangled in discarded monofilament. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. |  | North Inlet - Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. The eastern brown pelican has made a remarkable comeback after facing near extinction in the 60's due to the effects of pesticides. Still classified as threatened in South Carolina, pelicans nest on remote beaches and feed in the estuaries and nearshore coastal areas. Credit: National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERR). |
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| "Pelican at Healesville Sanctua" by Lauren Sims Commentary: "Pelican." | "Pelican" by Piers Warmers Commentary: "A pelican who watched me eat my chips, with a hungry look in it's eyes." |
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 | Florida; beach; gulf; pelican; seagull; gull; ocean. |
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St. Thomas Aquinas | Lord Jesu, blessed Pelican. |
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Economic History | Bahamas | The Bahamia, formerly The Bahamas Princess Resort and Casino, will be known as the Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza and the Holiday Inn Sunspree when its $42 million renovation is completed in 2002. Pelican Bay at Lacaya recently completed a $1.5 million facelift. (references) |
Australia | Several recently commenced infrastructure projects, the Adelaide to Darwin Railway, Pelican Point Power Station, Adelaide Airport runway extension project and Port River Expressway, are expected to improve the efficiency of South Australia's key industries and access to export markets. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Pelican" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 84.15% of the time. "Pelican" is used about 82 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 84.15% | 69 | 40,280 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 15.85% | 13 | 97,576 |
| Total | 100.00% | 82 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "pelican". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Elika | N/A | Biblical | Pelican of God |
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1. Pelican, AK (city, FIPS 59650) 2. Pelican, LA |
Expressions using "pelican": Frigate pelican ♦ old world white pelican ♦ Pelican Bay ♦ Pelican crossing ♦ pelican fish ♦ pelican flower ♦ pelican ibis ♦ pelican in her piety ♦ Pelican Lake ♦ Pelican Rapids ♦ pelican state ♦ white pelican. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "pelican": pelican-adjuster, pelican-halted. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
pelican | 909 | pelican resort | 48 |
pelican case | 538 | brown pelican | 45 |
pelican part | 179 | pelican light | 44 |
pelican boat | 144 | boat paddle pelican | 44 |
pelican beach resort | 133 | pelican box | 41 |
pelican bay | 125 | pelican beach | 40 |
kayak pelican | 115 | pelican hill | 40 |
pelican canoe | 108 | pelican lake | 40 |
pelican flashlight | 106 | codebreaker pelican | 38 |
pelican product | 106 | pelican state credit union | 35 |
pelican rapid minnesota | 100 | pelican inn | 34 |
pelican rusty | 97 | pelican picture | 34 |
pelican accessory | 83 | pelican gun case | 32 |
pelican pool | 77 | pelican resort club | 29 |
pelican international | 69 | pelican camera case | 28 |
the pelican brief | 67 | pedal boat pelican | 28 |
bay pelican prison state | 62 | pelican beach resort destin | 28 |
pelican bay prison | 57 | pelican 1650 | 26 |
pelican point | 54 | pelican bay at lucaya | 26 |
m6 pelican product | 49 | pelican lake wi | 26 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "pelican"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | pelikan, laradash. (various references) | |
Arabic | البجع طائر. (various references) | |
Blackfoot | ááyí'sipissaa. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | пеликан. (various references) | |
Chinese | 鶘 , 鵜 , 淘河 . (various references) | |
Czech | pelikán. (various references) | |
Danish | kroeltoppet pelikan (dalmatian pelican). (various references) | |
Dutch | pelikaan. (various references) | |
Esperanto | pelikano. (various references) | |
Farsi | مرغ ماهیخوار (Kingfisher). (various references) | |
Finnish | pelikaani. (various references) | |
French | pélican. (various references) | |
Frisian | pilekaan. (various references) | |
German | Pelikan. (various references) | |
Greek | πελεκάνοσ. (various references) | |
Hebrew | שקנאי, קאת, פליקאן. (various references) | |
Hungarian | pelikán. (various references) | |
Indonesian | burung undan. (various references) | |
Italian | pellicano. (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | ペプチド結合 (peptide bond, peptone, peril point, periscope, Peru), 伽藍鳥 . (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | がらんちょう, ペリカン . (various references) | |
Manx | ushag y ghob vooar, pellagan. (various references) | |
Papiamen | pelikan. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | elicanpay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | pelicano. (various references) | |
Romanian | pelican. (various references) | |
Russian | пеликан. (various references) | |
Sepedi | kukara. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | pelikan. (various references) | |
Spanish | pelícano. (various references) | |
Swedish | pelikan. (various references) | |
Turkish | pelikan, kaşıkçıkuşu. (various references) | |
Turkmen | gotan. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | пелікан. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | onocrotalum, onocrotalus, pelicanus. (various references) |
| Spanish | 900-Modern | alcatraz. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Zephaniah Chapter 2, Verse 14 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai nemhsontai en mesw authV poimnia kai panta ta qhria thV ghV kai camaileonteV kai ecinoi en toiV fatnwmasin authV koitasqhsontai kai qhria fwnhsei en toiV diorugmasin authV korakeV en toiV pulwsin authV dioti kedroV to anasthma authV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et accubabunt in medio eius greges omnes bestiae gentium et onocrotalus et ericius in liminibus eius morabuntur vox cantantis in fenestra corvus in superliminari quoniam adtenuabo robur eius |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And alle flockis, and beestis of folkis, shuln ligge in the mydil therof; and onacratalus, that is, a brid with a long bill lijke a swan, and the yrchoun shuln dwelle in the threshefoldis therof; voys of the syngynge in a wyndowe, and a crowe in the lyntill, or ouer thresfold, for Y shal make thynne the strengthe therof. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the cormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the upper lintels of it; their voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be in the thresholds; for he shall uncover the cedar work. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the cormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the upper lintels of it; their voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be in the threshholds: for he shall uncover the cedar work. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And herds will take their rest in the middle of her, all the beasts of the valley: the pelican and the porcupine will make their living-places on the tops of its pillars; the owl will be crying in the window; the raven will be seen on the doorstep. |
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| Language | Zephaniah Chapter 2, Verse 14 |
| Cebuano | Ug ang mga panon sa kahayupan managlubog sa kinataliwad-an niya, ang tanang mga mananap sa mga nasud; lakip ang pelicano ug ang baboy nga tunokon magapuyo sa mga kaulohang ciudad; ang ilang tingog manag-awit diha sa mga tamboanan; ang pagkabiniyaan anaa sa mga tukmaan sa pultahan; kay iyang gihuboan ang kasangkapan nga cedro. |
| Croatian | Usred nje æe stado ležati, zvijeri svakojake; èaplje i pelikani poèivat æe noæu na glavicama stupova, sova æe hukati na prozoru, gavran graktati na pragu. |
| Danish | Hjorde skal lejre sig deri, hvert Slettens Dyr; på dets Søjlehoveder sover Pelikan og Rørdrum, i Vinduet skriger Uglen, Ravnen på Tærsklen. |
| Dutch | En in het midden van haar zullen den kudden legeren, al het gedierte der volken; ook de roerdomp, ook de nachtuil zullen op haar granaatappelen vernachten; een stem zal in het venster zingen, verwoesting zal in den dorpel zijn, als Hij haar cederwerk zal ontbloot hebben. |
| Finnish | Sen keskellä makaa laumoja, kaikkia villieläimiä joukoittain. Pelikaani ja tuonenkurki yöpyvät sen patsaanpäissä. Kuule, kuinka ne laulavat akkuna-aukossa! Kynnyksellä on tyhjyys. Setrilaudoituksen hän on paljastanut. |
| French | Des troupeaux se coucheront au milieu d`elle, Des animaux de toute espèce; Le pélican et le hérisson Habiteront parmi les chapiteaux de ses colonnes; Des cris retentiront aux fenêtres; La dévastation sera sur le seuil, Car les lambris de cèdre seront arrachés. |
| German | daß darin sich lagern werden allerlei Tiere bei Haufen; auch Rohrdommeln und Igel werden wohnen in ihren Säulenknäufen, und Vögel werden in den Fenstern singen, und auf der Schwelle wird Verwüstung sein; denn die Zedernbretter sollen abgerissen werden. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Di situ kawanan binatang dan segala macam hewan akan berbaring dan beristirahat. Burung-burung hantu akan bersarang di puing-puing itu dan berteriak-teriak dari jendela-jendela. Burung gagak akan menggaok-gaok di ambang-ambang pintu. Kayu cemara pada bangunan-bangunan kota itu akan habis dicopoti. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Dan di tengahnya akan berkaparan segala kawan domba dan suatu kawan binatang hutan; demikianpun burung enggang dan burung hantu akan bermalam dalam karangan bunga rumahnya, bunyinya akan garau dari dalam tingkap-tingkapnya; segala ambang pintu sudah ditimpa kerobohan batu dan segala karangan dari pada kayu araz sudah tersentak. |
| Italian | Alloggeranno in mezzo a lei, a branchi, tutti gli animali della valle. Anche il pellicano, anche il riccio albergheranno nei suoi capitelli; il gufo striderà sulle finestre e il corvo sulle soglie. |
| Maori | A ka tapapa nga kahui ki waenganui ona, nga kirehe katoa o nga tauiwi; ka noho te kawau raua ko te matuku ki ona puku whakapaipai; ka puaki to raua reo i nga matapihi; ka ururuatia nga kuwaha: no te mea ka tu tahanga nga mea hita i a ia. |
| Norwegian | Der skal hjorder hvile; alle slags villdyrflokker, både pelikaner og pinnsvin, skal overnatte på søilehodene der; fuglesang høres i vinduene, grus ligger på dørtreskelen, for sederpanelet er revet av. |
| Portuguese | E no meio dela se deitarão manadas, todas as feras do campo; e alojar-se-ão nos capitéis dela tanto o pelicano como o ouriço; a voz das aves se ouvirá nas janelas; e haverá desolação nos limiares; pois ele tem posto a descoberto a obra de cedro. |
| Rumanian | Kn mijlocul cetqyii se vor culca turme de vite de tot felul; pelicanul wi ariciul vor rqmknea noaptea pe coperiwurile stklpilor ei. La ferestre se vor auzi yipetele lor, pustiirea va fi kn prag, cqci cqptuwala de cedru va fi scoasq. |
| Russian | Й РПЛПЙФШУС ВХДХФ УТЕДЙ ОЕЕ УФБДБ Й ЧУСЛПЗП ТПДБ ЦЙЧПФОЩЕ; РЕМЙЛБО Й ЕЦ ВХДХФ ОПЮЕЧБФШ Ч ТЕЪОЩИ ХЛТБЫЕОЙСИ ЕЕ; ЗПМПУ ЙИ ВХДЕФ ТБЪДБЧБФШУС Ч ПЛОБИ, ТБЪТХЫЕОЙЕ ПВОБТХЦЙФУС ОБ ДЧЕТОЩИ УФПМВБИ, ЙВП ОЕ УФБОЕФ ОБ ОЙИ ЛЕДТПЧПК ПВЫЙЧЛЙ. |
| Spanish | En medio de ella se recostarán las manadas y todo animal del campo: Tanto el búho como el erizo pernoctarán en sus capiteles. La lechuza cantará en la ventana, y el cuervo en el umbral; pues su enmaderado de cedro quedará expuesto. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "pelican": pelicans. (additional references) | |
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"Pelican" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Bjelica, erican, hevican, Melikyan, Neligan, Pagliuca, Palika, peircean, Peladan, pelic, pelicano, pelice, pelike, peloidal, pemican, piljian, Pleiku, Policano, Polikon, puglian, pylian. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "pelican" (pronounced pe"lukun) |
| 5 | -l u k u n | republican, silicon. |
| 3 | -k u n | falcon, awaken, bacon, beacon, beckon, blacken, bracken, broken, chicken, darken, deacon, drunken, forsaken, gascon, harken, heartbroken, housebroken, interleukin, lichen, liken, Macon, misspoken, mistaken, outspoken, overtaken, Pekin, Pipkin, pumpkin, quicken, reawaken, reckon, retaken, second, shaken, shrunken, sicken, slacken, spoken, stricken, sunken, taken, thicken, token, unbroken, undertaken, unshaken, unspoken, waken, weaken, woken, zircon. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: capelin, panicle. | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-e-i-l-n-p" | |
-1 letter: alpine, apneic, caplin, epical, inlace, pencil, penial, pineal, plaice, plicae. | |
-2 letters: alien, aline, anile, clean, cline, elain, ileac, lance, lapin, liane, linac, panel, panic, pecan, penal, pical, pilea, place, plain, plane, plena, plica. | |
-3 letters: acne, alec, anil, cain, cane, cape, ceil, cine, clan, clap, clip, elan, epic, ilea, lace, laic, lain, lane, lean. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-e-i-l-n-p" | |
+1 letter: capelins, cephalin, manciple, panicled, panicles, pelicans, pinnacle. | |
+2 letters: analeptic, appliance, campanile, candlepin, cephalins, cisalpine, emplacing, incapable, inclasped, inculpate, manciples, parceling, percaline, pinnacled, pinnacles, pleaching, pliancies, policeman, porcelain, replacing. | |
+3 letters: analeptics, antipolice, appliances, beclasping, calipering, campaniles, candlepins, cephalexin, complained, complainer, compliance, enclasping, epicentral, escaloping, inculpable, inculpated, inculpates, neophiliac, neoplastic, opalescing, paniculate, parcelling, peculating, peculation, penicillia, percalines, placidness, plasticene, plasticine, pleonastic, porcelains, pratincole, preplacing, reclasping, republican, scaloppine, spanceling, suppliance. | |
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