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Pelican vs Ducks - What's the difference?

pelican | ducks |

As nouns the difference between pelican and ducks

is that pelican is pelican (any of various seabirds of the family pelecanidae) while ducks is .

pelican

English

(wikipedia pelican)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any of various seabirds of the family Pelecanidae, having a long bill with a distendable pouch.
  • A native or resident of the American state of Louisiana.
  • (chemistry, obsolete) A retort or still having a curved tube or tubes leading back from the head to the body for continuous condensation and redistillation.

    • Derived terms

    * pelican crossing * (pelican spider) * pelicanist

    Anagrams

    * (l) * (l) * (l)

    ducks

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • English plurals
  • (poker slang) A pair of twos.
  • (British, chiefly, Northern England, used vocatively) Dear (used as a pet name).
    • Hello ducks, how are you today?
  • (nautical) The light clothes worn by sailors in hot climates.

    • Synonyms

    * (pet name) dear, duck, ducky, love