aracari

[ ahr-uh-sahr-ee ]

noun

1. any of several small toucans of the genus Pteroglossus, having strongly serrate bills and yellow underparts marked with black and red.

Word History and Origins

Origin of aracari¹

< Portuguese araçari < Tupi arasári

Example Sentences

These include the collared aracari, a small toucan-like bird, with a yellow chest and enormous beak, as well as several members of the manakin family — small brightly colored forest birds known for elaborate courtship dances.

From Seattle Times

We saw our first chestnut-eared aracari, a kind of toucan with a signature blue patch around its eye.

From New York Times

It is the collared aracari, photographed in a wildlife refuge in Costa Rica.

From Seattle Times

For now, Athena is living with some monkeys and a green aracari, which is a tropical bird.

From Washington Post

But Marisol Mosquera, founder and CEO of Aracari Travel, said: “It breaks my heart to see one of the most monumental and gorgeous landscapes in the Andes being defaced in the name of ‘progress’.

From The Guardian