pelican: [OE] Pelican comes via Latin pelicānus from Greek pelekán. This is generally thought to have been derived from pélekus ‘axe’, in allusion to the shape of the pelican’s beak.
pelican (n.)
Old English pellicane, from Late Latin pelecanus, from Greek pelekan "pelican" (so used by Aristotle), apparently related to pelekas "woodpecker" and pelekys "ax," perhaps so called from the shape of the bird's bill. Spelling influenced in Middle English by Old French pelican. Used in Septuagint to translate Hebrew qaath. The fancy that it feeds its young on its own blood is an Egyptian tradition properly belonging to some other bird. Louisiana has been known as the Pelican state at least since 1859.
pelican 英文释义
1. large long-winged warm-water seabird having a large bill with a distensible pouch for fish
pelican 双语例句
1. A NEW SPECIES OF GENUS CONTRACAECUM ( ORINTOCAECUM ) FROM EUROPEAN WHITE PELICAN ( ASCARIDATA: ANISAKIDAE )
寄生于鹈鹕的对盲囊线虫一新种 ( 蛔亚目: 异尖科 )
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2. An Anhinga — a pelican relative — stretches its wings to dry its feathers.
一只美洲蛇鸟——塘鹅的一种——张开了它的翅膀晾干羽毛.
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3. There is a further mirroring of the White Swan and Pelican stages.
更进一步的真实反映情况在白天鹅和鹈鹕台阶上.
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4. The Pelican Feeding Officers present an educational talk while feeding the pelicans.
那个正在喂鹈鹕的工作人员会边喂鹈鹕边给它上一节教育课.
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5. This funny pouch helps the pelican to trap fish.
这个有趣的空腔能帮助鹈鹕捕捉鱼.
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pelican 实用场景例句
Caption: Feather pillow: A rose pelican rests its head at the zoo in Wuppertal, Germany.
描述: 羽毛枕头: 在德国伍珀塔尔动物园,一只玫瑰鹈鹕把头靠在身上休息.
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A NEW SPECIES OF GENUS CONTRACAECUM ( ORINTOCAECUM ) FROM EUROPEAN WHITE PELICAN ( ASCARIDATA: ANISAKIDAE )
寄生于鹈鹕的对盲囊线虫一新种 ( 蛔亚目: 异尖科 )
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An Anhinga — a pelican relative — stretches its wings to dry its feathers.
一只美洲蛇鸟——塘鹅的一种——张开了它的翅膀晾干羽毛.
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The pelican has a very useful beak.
鹈鹕有一张非常有用的嘴.
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I am like a pelican of the wilderness: I am like an owl of the desert.
我像旷野的鹈鹕,又像废墟里的猫头鹰.
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There is a further mirroring of the White Swan and Pelican stages.
更进一步的真实反映情况在白天鹅和鹈鹕台阶上.
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The pelican also uses its pouch as a dish to hold food for its babies.
鹈鹕还把这个空腔用作盘子,存放鱼给幼鹈鹕吃.
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Just under its beak, the pelican has a bag of flesh that is called a pouch.
鹈鹕的嘴下边有一个肉袋子,叫做空腔.
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The Pelican Feeding Officers present an educational talk while feeding the pelicans.
那个正在喂鹈鹕的工作人员会边喂鹈鹕边给它上一节教育课.
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Rescue workers removed the fishing line, and the pelican is expected to fully recover.
营救人员解开了钓鱼线.这只塘鹅不久就能痊愈.
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That's not a duck, it's a pelican!
那不是一只鸭子, 那是一只鹈鹕!
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This funny pouch helps the pelican to trap fish.
这个有趣的空腔能帮助鹈鹕捕捉鱼.
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He found the valve mechanism the size of a Pelican dropship, just below the main chamber.
