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hornbill Definition

horn·bill (-bil′)

noun

any of a family (Bucerotidae) of large, tropical, Old World coraciiform birds with partly united toes and a huge, curved bill, often with a bony protuberance

hornbill Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • see: The smartest of the three species of hornbill seen.
  • include: It is also habitats many species of butterflies and birds including the rare hornbill.
  • find: We then headed for a site near Faraba Banta, but couldn't find any Abyssinian Ground Hornbills.

Preposition: in

  • tree: Ca 8 Bushy-crested Hornbills in trees along river opposite Field Center.

Adjective modifier

  • pied: Had excellent views of large hawk cuckoo here and the casuarinas around our bungalow often held a noisy flock of Oriental pied hornbill.
  • great: Great Hornbills were seen perched as well as flying low between tree tops.
  • Abyssinian: We then headed for a site near Faraba Banta, but couldn't find any Abyssinian Ground Hornbills.
  • wreathed: Up here Wreathed Hornbills were seen flying over the immensly dense mountain slopes.
  • African: What a handsome bird - it reminded me of an African hornbill with its red beak and black and white plumage.
  • silvery-cheeked: In about 15 minutes we found a pair of the Prince Ruspoli's Turaco in a fruiting tree with lots of Silvery-cheeked Hornbills.

Modifies a noun

  • specie: This has to be my favorite hornbill species ever!

Noun used with modifier

  • trumpeter: He leads it to within meters of the trumpeter hornbill.
  • rhinoceros: We returned at dusk and watched a magnificent rhinoceros hornbill fly in to roost.