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Blyth's hornbill

Blyth's hornbill noun: rhyticeros plicatus, a large hornbill inhabiting the forest canopy in Wallacea and Melanesia.

Noun

Blyth's hornbill (plural Blyth's hornbills)

  1. Rhyticeros plicatus, a large hornbill inhabiting the forest canopy in Wallacea and Melanesia.

Synonyms of Blyth's hornbill

Forms of Blyth's hornbill

pluralBlyth's hornbills

Origin of Blyth's hornbill

To commemorate Edward Blyth (1810–1873), English zoologist and Curator of the Museum of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.

Questions about Blyth's hornbill

What does Blyth's hornbill mean?
Blyth's hornbill means rhyticeros plicatus, a large hornbill inhabiting the forest canopy in Wallacea and Melanesia.
What part of speech is Blyth's hornbill?
Blyth's hornbill is a noun.
What is the plural of Blyth's hornbill?
The plural of Blyth's hornbill is Blyth's hornbills.

Words near Blyth's hornbill in the dictionary

  1. blypes
  2. Blys
  3. Blystone
  4. Blystones
  5. Blyth
  6. Blyth's hornbill
  7. Blyth's hornbills
  8. Blyth's pipit
  9. Blyth's pipits
  10. Blyth's reed warbler
  11. Blyth's reed warblers

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