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/ˈpɛl.ɪ.kən/ · noun
Any of various seabirds of the family Pelecanidae, having a long bill with a distendable pouch..
The old have outlived that mental world we so misname in calling it a world of enjoyment;—they have outlived the feverish dreams which waste those keen hopes—the pelicans of the heart, feeding on the life-blood of their parent;—they have now no part in the excitement of success, whether in its desire or disappointment.
Pelicans fly below us with stiffly formal strokes, and gulls wheel and keen.
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Pelican means Any of various seabirds of the family Pelecanidae, having a long bill with a distendable pouch..
Common synonyms include dental pelican.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The old have outlived that mental world we so misname in calling it a world of enjoyment;—they have outlived the feverish dreams which waste those keen hopes—the pelicans of the heart, feeding on the life-blood of their parent;—they have now no part in the excitement of success, whether in its desire or disappointment.
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