Definition of Toucan
Tou´can
Pronunciation:
tŌ´kăn; 277
n.
1.
(Zool.)
Any
one
of
numerous
species
of
fruit-eating
birds
of
tropical
America
belonging
to
Ramphastos
,
Pteroglossus
,
and
allied
genera
of
the
family
Ramphastidæ
.
They
have
a
very
large
,
but
light
and
thin
,
beak
,
often
nearly
as
long
as
the
body
itself
.
Most
of
the
species
are
brilliantly
colored
with
red
,
yellow
,
white
,
and
black
in
striking
contrast
.
2.
(Astronom.)
A
modern
constellation
of
the
southern
hemisphere
.
Related Words
family
Ramphastidae
,
piciform
bird
,
Ramphastidae
,
toucanet
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