The meaning of Pelican and additional information.

Pelican(n.) 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.

Pelican(n.) A retort or still having a curved tube or tubes leading back from the head to the body for continuous condensation and redistillation.