pelican: [OE] Pelican comes via Latin pelicānus from Greek pelekán. This is generally thought to have been derived from pélekus ‘axe’, in allusion to the shape of the pelican’s beak.
pelican (n.)
Old English pellicane, from Late Latin pelecanus, from Greek pelekan "pelican" (so used by Aristotle), apparently related to pelekas "woodpecker" and pelekys "ax," perhaps so called from the shape of the bird's bill. Spelling influenced in Middle English by Old French pelican. Used in Septuagint to translate Hebrew qaath. The fancy that it feeds its young on its own blood is an Egyptian tradition properly belonging to some other bird. Louisiana has been known as the Pelican state at least since 1859.
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1. A NEW SPECIES OF GENUS CONTRACAECUM ( ORINTOCAECUM ) FROM EUROPEAN WHITE PELICAN ( ASCARIDATA: ANISAKIDAE )
寄生于鹈鹕的对盲囊线虫一新种 ( 蛔亚目: 异尖科 )
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2. An Anhinga — a pelican relative — stretches its wings to dry its feathers.
一只美洲蛇鸟——塘鹅的一种——张开了它的翅膀晾干羽毛.
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3. There is a further mirroring of the White Swan and Pelican stages.
更进一步的真实反映情况在白天鹅和鹈鹕台阶上.
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4. The Pelican Feeding Officers present an educational talk while feeding the pelicans.
那个正在喂鹈鹕的工作人员会边喂鹈鹕边给它上一节教育课.
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5. This funny pouch helps the pelican to trap fish.
