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pelau
Pele’s hair
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pelican

pel·i·can [ péllikən ] (plural pel·i·cans)


noun 
Definition:
 
large water bird with pouched beak: a large water bird that has webbed feet and a large flat beak with a hanging pouch that can be expanded to catch and store fish. Native to: warm-water coasts and lakes worldwide.  Family Pelecanidae.

[Pre-12th century. Via late Latin< Greek pelekan]
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