Pelican 1 , na . 1. adj. That hair is cano. Pelican or Pelican 2 .. ( Del lat. (do pelic? nus, and this of the Gr. ?). 1. d. bird of the order of the Pelecaniformes, arriving to have thirteen decimetres from the tip of the beak to the tip of the tail and two metres in size, plumage bla NCO, something bermejo in the loin and crop, black in shirts and yellow in the tuft that covers the head, very long beak and width, as in the lower jaw has a large, reddish, membrane which forms a sort of bag where deposited food, sharp wings, small and round tail, short, strong tarsi, and webbed feet. 2. m. Med. trigger (? to remove teeth and molars).