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- noun Plural form of
pelican .
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Examples
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Above the fire, a stone table pierced with holes held glass alembics, copper "pelicans" - metal cans with long noses from which sinister substances dripped into cups-and what appeared to be a small but serviceable still.
Dragonfly in Amber Gabaldon, Diana 1992
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Though strikes involving pelicans are less frequent than incidents with smaller birds like Horned Larks and Mourning Doves, the pelicans are the most costly offenders because of the damage they can do with 15-pounds of girth.
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Along the coast, and wading in the shallow waters around the bays, are some strange birds known as pelicans and shags.
Stories of California Ella M. Sexton
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And while some species rebounded - namely pelicans - the environmental scars still are painfully obvious in the lack of trees, flowers, backyard birds and oysters.
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Though I rarely point out blogroll updates, today I'll mention some new "pelicans" from Louisiana: Greg at suspect-device, Richard at sturtle, and Dr. Vinturella at the new NO Bull.
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Though I rarely point out blogroll updates, today I'll mention some new "pelicans" from Louisiana: Greg at suspect-device, Richard at sturtle, and Dr. Vinturella at the new NO Bull.
Archive 2005-01-01 2005
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MISSISSIPPI RIVER - Migrating birds, others nesting on the shoreline, such as pelicans, and even river otters and mink living on Louisiana's fragile islands and barrier marshes are disaster spread out of control with a faint sheen washing ashore along the
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MISSISSIPPI RIVER - Migrating birds, others nesting on the shoreline, such as pelicans, and even river otters and mink living on Louisiana's fragile islands and barrier marshes are
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MISSISSIPPI RIVER - Migrating birds, others nesting on the shoreline, such as pelicans, and even river otters and mink living on Louisiana's fragile islands and barrier marshes are
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MISSISSIPPI RIVER - Migrating birds, others nesting on the shoreline, such as pelicans, and even river otters and mink living on Louisiana's fragile islands and barrier marshes are
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