toucan
noun
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
toucans
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pluralof toucan.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In the second case, prosecutors say a man tried to smuggle 14 keel-billed toucans, which he had concealed inside the dashboard of his Volkswagen Passat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026
She is wearing gold drop earrings and a turquoise dress made from fabric featuring a rainforest of monkeys, toucans and lemurs.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2025
Primates like the spider monkeys are among the most frequent arrivals, but the center also receives cat species such as ocelots and jaguarundi, and birds including toucans and owls.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 2022
As the researchers sequentially removed species from most to least threatened, toucans, hornbills, hummingbirds, and other distinctive species dropped out; similar birds—think finches and starlings—remained.
From Science Magazine ● Jul. 21, 2022
Lourdes refilled the mosaic-lined fountain with sweet water and built an aviary in the garden, stocking it with toucans and cockatoos, parrots, a macaw, and canaries that sang in high octaves.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
