pelican

noun6

1. •
   Any of various seabirds of the family Pelecanidae, having a long bill with a distendable pouch.

   • Pelicans fly below us with stiffly formal strokes, and gulls wheel and keen. — 1981
2. •
   A native or resident of the American state of Louisiana.
3. •
   (Canada, slang) A waterbomber.
4. •
   (slang) An ageing prostitute.
5. •
   A set of forceps used to force overcrowded teeth apart.
6. •
   (no longer used) A retort or still having a curved tube or tubes leading back from the head to the body for continuous condensation and redistillation.