hornbill
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
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How to use hornbill in a sentence
The grey hornbills (Lophoceros birostris) are now seeking out holes in which to deposit their eggs.
A Bird Calendar for Northern India | Douglas DewarOn the 30th he observed that the hole had become smaller, and suspected that the hornbills had taken possession.
A Bird Calendar for Northern India | Douglas DewarThe large hornbills (“Gasalo”) were very hard to stalk, and as they generally frequented the tallest trees they were out of shot.
Wanderings Among South Sea Savages And in Borneo and the Philippines | H. Wilfrid WalkerHornbills have also turned wild, so we can find nothing to replenish our larder but an occasional kid.
Siam | George B. BaconI also noticed several hornbills, but they appeared to have been only attracted by curiosity.
British Borneo | W. H. Treacher
British Dictionary definitions for hornbill
/ (ˈhɔːnˌbɪl) /
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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