hornbill
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.
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