Meaning of vuln | Babel Free
/vʌln/Definitions
Of a pelican, to wound (oneself) by biting at the breast.
Examples
“The shield depicts a pelican vulning herself.”
“Of many other literary references to the pelican briefest mention can be now made . The variant relations of the piety of the bird are very interesting : according to one set of legends , it is to feed its young that the pelican vulns[…]”
“To left a gold pelican in nest vulns itself to draw blood for its young . 0287.0 pen : A naked arm and hand from clouds on left holding an iron stilus ( pen ) pointing to an inscription : ' I Petri Cap . 2 Ve .”
“The pelican was my high school's mascot, taken from the crest of our school's founding family. The pelican is a Christ symbol, I had been told, because according to legend it vulns itself to feed its young. I saw a second pelican[…]”
“... no to rent rise " posters'.40 Other campaign posters featured a giant pelican - the symbol of Corpus Christi - feasting on a group of tiny human beings , with the tag line : ' The vampire pelican vulns its young to feed itself.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.