Pelican vs. Stork
Pelicannoun
Any of various seabirds of the family Pelecanidae, having a long bill with a distendable pouch.
Pelicannoun
A native or resident of the American state of Louisiana.
Pelicannoun
A retort or still having a curved tube or tubes leading back from the head to the body for continuous condensation and redistillation.
Pelicannoun
(dentistry) A set of forceps used to force overcrowded teeth apart.
Pelicannoun
Any large webfooted bird of the genus Pelecanus, of which about a dozen species are known. They have an enormous bill, to the lower edge of which is attached a pouch in which captured fishes are temporarily stored.
Pelicannoun
A retort or still having a curved tube or tubes leading back from the head to the body for continuous condensation and redistillation.
Pelicannoun
large long-winged warm-water seabird having a large bill with a distensible pouch for fish
Pelican
Pelicans are a genus of large water birds that make up the family Pelecanidae. They are characterized by a long beak and a large throat pouch used for catching prey and draining water from the scooped-up contents before swallowing.
Storknoun
A large wading bird with long legs and a long beak of the family Ciconiidae.
Storknoun
(children's folklore) The mythical bringer of babies to families, or good news.
Storknoun
(cartomancy) The seventeenth Lenormand card.
Storknoun
Any one of several species of large wading birds of the family Ciconidæ, having long legs and a long, pointed bill. They are found both in the Old World and in America, and belong to Ciconia and several allied genera. The European white stork (Ciconia alba) is the best known. It commonly makes its nests on the top of a building, a chimney, a church spire, or a pillar. The black stork (C. nigra) is native of Asia, Africa, and Europe.
Storknoun
large mostly Old World wading birds typically having white-and-black plumage
Stork
Storks are large, long-legged, long-necked wading birds with long, stout bills. They belong to the family called Ciconiidae, and make up the order Ciconiiformes .
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