hornbill

[ hawrn-bil ]

/ ˈhɔrnˌbɪl /

noun

any large bird of the family Bucerotidae, of the Old World tropics, characterized by a very large bill usually surmounted by a horny protuberance.

Origin of hornbill

First recorded in 1765–75; horn + bill²

Words nearby hornbill

horn-rimmed, horn-rims, horn-spread, hornbag, hornbeam, hornbill, hornblende, hornblende schist, hornbook, hornby, horne

Example sentences from the Web for hornbill

When the hornbill has severed a berry, it tosses it into the air, catches it in the bill as it falls, and then swallows it.

Glimpses of Indian Birds |Douglas Dewar
He was able even to identify the species, for there are many species of hornbill, known under the generic name, Bucerus.

The Cliff Climbers |Captain Mayne Reid
Coracias afra and Abyssinica live only in the lower country, also the various kinds of Hornbill.

The Highlands of Ethiopia |William Cornwallis Harris
There is an African bird called the hornbill, whose habits are in some respects a model.

Women and the Alphabet |Thomas Wentworth Higginson

Some of them wore on the head the scarlet beak of the hornbill; these had taken heads.

The Head Hunters of Northern Luzon From Ifugao to Kalinga |Cornelis De Witt Willcox

British Dictionary definitions for hornbill

hornbill

/ (ˈhɔːnˌbɪl) /

noun

any bird of the family Bucerotidae of tropical Africa and Asia, having a very large bill with a basal bony protuberance: order Coraciiformes (kingfishers, etc)

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hornbill

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Origin of hornbill

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British Dictionary definitions for hornbill

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BROWSE DICTIONARY

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hornbill

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Origin of hornbill

Words nearby hornbill

Example sentences from the Web for hornbill

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