pelican

pelican
noun
  1. a large gregarious waterbird with a long bill, an extensible throat pouch for scooping up fish, and mainly white or grey plumage
    鹈鹕，塘鹅，淘河鸟
  2. Family Pelecanidae and genus Pelecanus: several species
    鹈鹕科，鹈鹕属：数种
    ■a heraldic or artistic representation of a pelican, typically depicted pecking its own breast as a symbol of Christ
    鹈鹕饰，塘鹅饰（鹈鹕在纹章或艺术中的再现，作为基督的象征，代表性的图案是它自己在啄自己的胸部）
语源
  1. late Old English pellicane, via late Latin from Greek pelekan, probably based on pelekus 'axe' (with reference to its bill)
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