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Australian pelican

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

a species of pelican, Pelecanus conspicillatus, found primarily in Australia and New Guinea.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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  • Dutch: Australische pelikaan — species of pelican
  • Dutch: brilpelikaan — species of pelican
  • Italian: pellicano australiano — species of pelican
  • Romanian: pelican australian — species of pelican
  • Russian: австрали́йский пелика́н (avstralíjskij pelikán) — species of pelican
  • Spanish: pelícano australiano — species of pelican