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Woodpecker vs Pelican - What's the difference?

woodpecker | pelican |

As nouns the difference between woodpecker and pelican

is that woodpecker is one of many species of bird from the subfamily picinae , with a sharp beak suitable for pecking holes in wood while pelican is pelican (any of various seabirds of the family pelecanidae).

woodpecker

English

Noun

(wikipedia woodpecker) (en noun)
  • One of many species of bird from the subfamily Picinae , with a sharp beak suitable for pecking holes in wood.

    • Synonyms

    * picid

    Hyponyms

    * flicker * pileated woodpecker

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    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

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