TOUCAN


Meaning of TOUCAN in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' tü- ˌ kan, - ˌ kän, tü- '

Function: noun

Etymology: French, from Portuguese tucano, from Tupi tukána

Date: 1568

: any of a family (Ramphastidae) of chiefly fruit-eating birds of tropical America with brilliant coloring and a very large but light and thin-walled bill

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