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pelican [ˈpelɪkən] N

pelican

пелика́н m

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Many sites aren't busy enough to justify a pelican crossing, but having a patrol there at peak times strikes the right balance between road safety and keeping traffic flowing. www.telegraph.co.uk

A reclining figure, three-feet long, lounges on a plinth in front of the town's civic centre, gazing at a bus stop and a pelican crossing. www.telegraph.co.uk

The mandible may have been toothless and may have supported a pelican-like throat pouch. en.wikipedia.org

Occasionally, the pelican may not immediately eat the fish contained in its gular pouch, so it can save the prey for later consumption. en.wikipedia.org

Since 1987, one of these islands is home for a colony of nesting brown pelicans. en.wikipedia.org

The point is named for the pelicans that rest on sand bars at the end of the point. en.wikipedia.org

The mussel bounces around sneezing and wakes up a pelican that decides to eat the mussel. en.wikipedia.org

The pelican consequently prepared to go to war against them by daubing himself with white clay as war paint. en.wikipedia.org

These dogs can take laundry in and out of a washing machine, open and close doors and drawers, press buttons at pelican crossings. www.leightonbuzzardonline.co.uk

It was believed that a pelican was prepared to peck its own breast in order to feed its hungry young. en.wikipedia.org

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