ˈtüˌkan, -ˌkaa(ə)n, -ˌkȧn, (ˈ)tü|kän also ˈtükən noun
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Etymology: French, from Portuguese tucano, from Tupi
1. : any of numerous fruit-eating birds of tropical America of the family Ramphastidae that have a very large but light and thin-walled beak often nearly as long as the body and are usually brilliantly colored in beak as well as plumage with red, yellow, white, and black in striking contrast — see bill illustration
2. : hornbill