Word Type

Noun

Proper Noun

The word "pelican" can be used as noun and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

Australian pelican Little Pelican Little Pelican Pelican Island Pelican State brown pelican dental pelican pelican crossing pelican eel pelican flower pelican gulper pelican pot pelican spider pelicanish pelicanist pelicanlike pelicanry spot-billed pelican

Context

chemistry dentistry

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

pelecaniform seabird

Type Of (IsA)

bird pelecaniform seabird seabird shore bird waterfowl

Related Terms

bill condensation distendable forceps louisiana native overcrowded pelecanidae pouch redistillation retort seabird still

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.