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One of the two known pelican colonies in Ontario is located here.Une des deux colonies de pélicans connues en Ontario y sont établies.http://www.ec.gc.ca 3/20/2012http://www.ec.gc.ca 3/20/2012
" Come, you old dotard," exclaimed a pelican, " are we not thin enough without running the risk of getting a stomach-ache through feeding on damp vegetation?– Çà, vieux radoteur, cria un pélican, ne sommes-nous pas assez maigres, sans risquer des coliques, à nous nourrir d’herbe humide ?Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for NinonStories for NinonZola, EmileContes à NinonZola, Emile
And even the shooting and hunting would suffice to feed us; game is plentiful, there are partridges and wild guinea-fowl, not to mention the flamingoes, the pelicans, the egrets, the thousands of creatures who do not prey on one another.La chasse suffirait également à nourrir la famille, le gibier pullula des vols de perdrix et de pintades, sans compter les flamants, les pélicans, les aigrettes, les milliers de bêtes qui ne se mangent pas.Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
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pelican
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | pelican | pelicans |
Possessive case | pelican's | pelicans' |