Toucan
(noun)
- A tropical American bird with a large brightly coloured bill and typically a green or yellow head and black and white plumage.
- A type of tropical bird found in Central and South America, known for its large and colorful bill, as well as its green or yellow head and black and white plumage.
Origin:
Early 17th century: from french toucan, from tupi tucana.
Examples:
- The toucan's brightly colored bill is one of its most striking features.
- The toucan"s bill is so big that it makes up about one-third of the bird"s total length.
- The toucan's diet consists mostly of fruits, but they also eat insects and small lizards.
- A toucan is a tropical American bird with a large brightly coloured bill and typically a green or yellow head and black and white plumage.
- The toucan's bright colors and distinctive call made it a popular subject for tropical-themed art.