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pelikan

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EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

Last modified 19.06.2025

Meanings

soojematel maadel elutsev pika koguka noka ja veniva kurgupaunaga suur roosakahelgiline valge veelind
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Eestis on teda kohatud haruldase eksikülalisena.

Roosapelikan ehk pelikan on doonorluse sümbollind.

Usage examples
  • Räägiti, et kui pelikanil häda käes, nokib ta rinnaesist ja toidab poegi verega.

Word forms

Inflection Type 19

pelikan pelikanid
pelikani pelikanide
pelikani pelikane

Etymology

laensõna
  • pelikan
    • Pelikan 'pelikan'
      • pelicānus 'pelikan'
        • pelekan 'pelikan' sõnast pelekys 'haamer, kirves'

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