different between frugivorous vs toucan

frugivorous

English

Etymology

Latin fr?x (fruit) +? -vorous

Adjective

frugivorous (comparative more frugivorous, superlative most frugivorous)

  1. Having a diet that consists mostly of fruit; fruit-eating.
    Although the vampire bat is known for feeding on blood, most species of bat eat insects, and many are frugivorous.

Related terms

  • frugivore

Translations

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toucan

English

Etymology

From French toucan, itself from Portuguese tucano or Spanish tucán, from Tupian tuka, tukan, tukana, which probably originated as an imitation of its cry.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?tu?k?n/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?tu??kæn/
  • Rhymes: -u?k?n

Noun

toucan (plural toucans)

  1. Any of various neotropical frugivorous birds from the family Ramphastidae, with a large colorful beak.

Derived terms

  • toucan crossing

Translations

See also

  • hornbill
  • Tucana

Anagrams

  • Tucano, co-aunt, uncoat

French

Etymology

From Tupian, tuka, tukan, tukana, which probably originated as an imitation of its cry.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tu.k??/

Noun

toucan m (plural toucans)

  1. toucan

Further reading

  • “toucan” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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