Plural of pelican
regular plural
The plural of pelican is pelicans.
Forms of pelican
| Singular | pelican /ˈpɛl.ɪ.kən/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | pelicans |
| Countable | countable |
Pelicans in a sentence
- A scoop of pelicans gather in Brockliss Slough just below Genoa.2025 July 1, Kurt Hildebrand, “Monsoon season underway in Southwest”, in The Record-Courier. From the entry scoop
- TThe Egyptian goose (circled) was spotted in a scoop of pelicans.2023 January 9, Himanshu Kaushik, “Rare sighting”, in The Times of India. From the entry scoop
- Pelicans fly below us with stiffly formal strokes, and gulls wheel and keen.1981, Gene Wolfe, chapter VIII, in The Claw of the Conciliator (The Book of the New Sun; 2), New York: Timescape, →ISBN, page 71. From the entry keen
- Sinister: Three pelicans in their piety, on a chief three stars.1904, William Rae Macdonald, Scottish Armorial Seals, page 276. From the entry in piety
- A colony of pelicans can be cacophonous.2012, Michael D. Breed & Janice Moore, Animal Behavior, Academic Press (2012), page 199 (image caption). From the entry cacophonous
Meaning of pelican
- noun Any of various seabirds of the family Pelecanidae, having a long bill with a distendable pouch.
- noun A native or resident of the American state of Louisiana.
- noun A retort or still having a curved tube or tubes leading back from the head to the body for continuous condensation and redistillation.
Questions about the plural of pelican
- What is the plural of pelican?
- The plural of pelican is pelicans.
- Is pelican countable?
- Pelican is a countable noun.
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