pelican

pelican is a 7-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 15 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. 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.
2. noun. A retort or still having a curved tube or tubes leading back from the head to the body for continuous condensation and redistillation.
3. noun. large long-winged warm-water seabird having a large bill with a distensible pouch for fish

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in pelican:

calepin, capelin, panicle, pinacle

Common word forms

pelicans

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