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brown pelican

brown pelican noun: pelecanus occidentalis, a small pelican found in the Americas.

brown pelican: pelecanus occidentalis, a small pelican found in the Americas
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Noun

brown pelican (plural brown pelicans)

  1. Pelecanus occidentalis, a small pelican found in the Americas.

Forms of brown pelican

pluralbrown pelicans

Questions about brown pelican

What does brown pelican mean?
Brown pelican means pelecanus occidentalis, a small pelican found in the Americas.
What part of speech is brown pelican?
Brown pelican is a noun.
What is the plural of brown pelican?
The plural of brown pelican is brown pelicans.

Words near brown pelican in the dictionary

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  10. brown pound
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