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toucan

(to̵̅o̅′kan′, -kän′, -kən; to̵̅o̅ kan′, -kän′)

noun

any of a family (Ramphastidae) of brightly colored, fruit-eating piciform birds of tropical America, distinguished by a very large beak

Origin: Fr < Port tucano < Tupí tucana: echoic of its cry

See toucan in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Any of various tropical American birds of the family Ramphastidae, having brightly colored plumage and a very large bill and feeding mainly on small fruits.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Portuguese tucano

Origin: or Spanish tucán

Origin: , both from Tupi tucano, type of bird

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