toucan
pronunciation
How to pronounce toucan in British English:
UK [ˈtu:kæn]
How to pronounce toucan in American English:
US [ˈtuˌkæn, -ˌkɑn, tuˈkæn, -ˈkɑn]
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- Noun:
- brilliantly colored arboreal fruit-eating bird of tropical America having a very large thin-walled beak
Word Origin
- toucan
- bright-colored bird of South America, 1560s, from French toucan (1550s) and Spanish tucan; from Tupi (Brazil) tuka, tukana, said to be probably imitative of its call.
Example
- 1. Toucan , toucan , what can you do ?
- 2. But more nature lovers are now exploring the toucan - and butterfly-filled green corridor that has long been overshadowed by the falls .
- 3. The bill of the toucan is so large and thick that it should weigh the bird down .