toco toucan
toco toucan noun: ramphastos toco, a kind of toucan.
Noun
toco toucan (plural toco toucans)
- Ramphastos toco, a kind of toucan.
- Toco Toucan[1816, James Francis Stephens George Shaw, “Ramphastos”, in General Zoology or Systematic Natural History, volume VIII, part II, London: George Kearsley, page 361
- The most extraordinary part of these birds is the enormous beak, which in some species, such as the Toco Toucan, is of gigantic dimensions, seeming big enough to give its owner a perpetual headache[…]1885, John George Wood, “Birds”, in Popular Natural History, Philadelphia: Porter & Coates, page 409
- Synonyms:
- toco
Synonyms of toco toucan
Forms of toco toucan
| plural | toco toucans |
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Origin of toco toucan
From taxonomic name Ramphastos toco + toucan.
Questions about toco toucan
- What does toco toucan mean?
- Toco toucan means ramphastos toco, a kind of toucan.
- What part of speech is toco toucan?
- Toco toucan is a noun.
- What is the plural of toco toucan?
- The plural of toco toucan is toco toucans.
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