pellican

Middle English

Alternative forms

pelican, pelicane, pellicane, pellycan, pellycann, pelycan

Etymology

From Old English pellican, from Latin pellicanus, variant of pelecānus, from Ancient Greek πελεκάν (pelekán).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpɛlikan/

Noun

pellican

pelican

Descendants

English: pelican
Scots: pelican

References

“pellican(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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