hornbill

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any of various birds of the family Bucerotidae, with bills resembling a cow's horns. Many species have a casque above the bill, and many imprison their young in a tree.

/ˈhɔːn.bɪl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hornbill.wav /ˈhɔːɹn.bɪl/

hornbill hornbills

From horn + bill.

ground hornbill toucan

Blyth's hornbill Malabar pied hornbill Papuan hornbill wrinkled hornbill

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