Pelican or Pelican 2 .. ( Of the lat. )(do pelic? nus, and this of the g ?). 1. m. aquatic bird of the order of the Pelecaniformes, which reaches a thirteen decimetres from the tip of the beak to the tip of the tail and two metres in size, with white, somewhat bermejo in the loin and crop plumage, black shirts and yellow in the plume that covers the head, very long beak and width, as in the lower jaw has a large, reddish membranewhich is a kind of stock deposits where food, sharp wings, small and round tail, short, strong tarsi, and webbed feet. 2. m. Med. trigger (? to remove teeth and molars).