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toucan definition

tou·can (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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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