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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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
Tourists who flock to see toucans, sloths and brilliantly colored frogs might someday see a charge on their hotel bill to aid forest conservation.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2023
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
The tiger and the buffalo, the toucans and monkeys and the mandrills in the trees, all start dancing to an old rave tune; the kids bop along, too.
From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2021
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
