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Pelican

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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A bird, the effigy of which was used in the Middle Ages to symbolise charity; generally represented as wounding its breast to feed its young with its own blood, and which became the image of the Christ who shed His blood for His people.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Pelican'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​p/pelican.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
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