Definition
Large water birds with long beaks and a special pouch underneath for catching and storing fish.
Etymology
From Greek 'pelican' and Latin 'pelicanus,' possibly related to 'pelekan' (axe) because of the bird's axe-like bill. The word traveled through multiple languages as Europeans encountered the birds.
Kelly Says
Pelicans are incredible fishers that can dive from 60 feet high and survive the impact—their necks have special air sacs that act like biological shock absorbers!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Pelican
peh-lee-kan
ARالعربية
بطة النهر
ba-tah an-nah-r
BNবাংলা
পেলিekan
peh-lee-kan
CACatalà
pelicans
peh-lee-kans
CSČeština
pelikani
peh-lee-ka-nee
DADansk
pelikaner
peh-lee-ka-ner
DEDeutsch
Pelikane
peh-lee-ka-neh
ELΕλληνικά
πελίκες
peh-lee-kes
ESEspañol
pelícanos
peh-lee-kah-nos
FISuomi
pelikaanit
peh-lee-kai-nit
FRFrançais
pélicans
peh-lee-kahns
HEעברית
פליקהן
peh-lee-khan
HIहिन्दी
पेलिकन
peh-lee-kan
HUMagyar
pelikanok
peh-lee-ka-nok
IDBahasa Indonesia
pelikan
peh-lee-kan
ITItaliano
pellicani
peh-lee-ka-nee
KMKM
ពេលីកាន
peh-lee-ka-an
MSBahasa Melayu
pelican
peh-lee-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ပဲလိကန်
peh-lee-kan
NLNederlands
pelikanen
peh-lee-ka-nen
NONorsk
pelikaner
peh-lee-ka-ner
PLPolski
pelikan
peh-lee-kan
PTPortuguês
pelícanos
peh-lee-kah-nos
RORomână
pelicani
peh-lee-ka-nee
RUРусский
пеликаны
peh-lee-ka-ny
SVSvenska
pelikaner
peh-lee-ka-ner
SWKiswahili
pelikani
peh-lee-ka-nee
TAதமிழ்
பெலிக்கன்
peh-lee-kan
TEతెలుగు
పెలికన్
peh-lee-kan
THไทย
นกเป็ดน้ำ
nok ped nam
TLTL
pelikano
peh-lee-ka-no
TRTürkçe
pelikanlar
peh-lee-kan-lar
UKУкраїнська
пелікани
peh-lee-ka-ny
URاردو
پلیکان
peh-lee-kan
ZUZU
pelikani
peh-lee-ka-nee