Pelican Linguistic Fun Facts
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American East Coast brown pelican (
Pelecanus occidentalis
) perched on a pier. Its Eurasian relative is great white pelican
(
Pelecanus onocrotalus
).
In a nutshell
PELICAN
Bills, Hatchets and Vomits
OCCIDENTALIS
Occidental (Western) on East Coast?
ONOCROTALUS
Donkey brayer?
