Pelicans

Big-billed divers

The Pelicans are New Orleans's NBA basketball team, named for Louisiana's state bird.

The Pelicans are playing tonight. (Lowercase pelicans refers to the waterbirds.)

bird

beak

Horny avian mouthpart

fish · colony · waterbird · feathers · coastal · flock · nesting · bill · migration · rookery

basketball

New Orleans

Louisiana's largest city

  • NBATop-tier American court league
  • franchiseLicensed business operation
  • courtTrial venue or sports surface

Zion Williamson · team · Anthony Davis · Chris Paul · Louisiana · arena · playoffs · roster · jersey · fans

symbolism

sacrifice

Giving up something precious

nurturing · martyrdom · maternal · devotion · emblem · medieval · iconography · coat of arms · resurrection · charity

Categories
Opposites
bird size and build

Pelicanshummingbirds

Tiny hovering nectar feeders

wrens · sparrows · finches · chickadees · kinglets

aquatic vs terrestrial birds

Pelicansroadrunners

Ground cuckoos of arid lands

ostriches · emus · quail · grouse · pheasants

nba team rivalries

PelicansLakers

LA basketball franchise

Mavericks · Rockets

Phrases
Family

pelican

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G