pel·i·can
noun/ˈpelɪkən/
/ˈpelɪkən/
- a large bird that lives near water, with a bag of skin under its long beak for storing food
鹈鹕 Oxford Collocations DictionaryPelican is used before these nouns:- crossing
Word Originlate Old English pellicane, via late Latin from Greek pelekan, probably based on pelekus ‘axe’ (with reference to its bill).