different between toucan vs hornbill

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).

toucan From the web:

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hornbill

English

Etymology

horn +? bill

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?h??n.b?l/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?h???n.b?l/

Noun

hornbill (plural hornbills)

  1. Any of various birds of the family Bucerotidae, with bills resembling a cow's horn. Many species have a casque above the bill, and many imprison their young in a tree.

Translations

See also

  • toucan

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