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toucan

UK/ˈtuːkən//ˈtuːˌkæn/

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toucan noun: any of various neotropical frugivorous birds from the family Ramphastidae, with a large colorful beak.

toucan: any of various neotropical frugivorous birds from the family Ramphastidae, with a large colorful...
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Noun

toucan (plural toucans)

  1. Any of various neotropical frugivorous birds from the family Ramphastidae, with a large colorful beak.
    • The ear, small and shapely, the arch of the foot, the curve in mouth and nostril, even the indurated hand dyed to the orange-tawny of the toucan's bill, a hand telling alike of the halyards and tar-bucket;1924, Herman Melville, Billy Budd, ch 2

toucan meaning in Tamil, Malayalam, Assamese and Arabic

toucan in Tamil

Ramphastid
தூக்கான் tūkkāṉ

toucan in Malayalam

Ramphastid
ടൂക്കൻ ṭūkkaṉ

toucan in Assamese

Ramphastid
টুকান tukan

toucan in Arabic

Ramphastid
طُوقَان ṭūqān
More languagesFewer languages
toucan in Indonesian
tukan
toucan in Persian
توکان tukân
toucan in Thai
นกปากใหญ่ nók bpàak yài

Forms of toucan

pluraltoucans

Origin of toucan

Borrowed from French toucan, borrowed from Old Tupi tukana, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tũkãn, from Proto-Tupian *jɨokãn.

Words formed from toucan

Phrases with toucan

Questions about toucan

What does toucan mean?
Toucan means any of various neotropical frugivorous birds from the family Ramphastidae, with a large colorful beak.
What is toucan in Tamil?
Toucan in Tamil is தூக்கான் (tūkkāṉ). See Toucan meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is toucan?
Toucan is a noun.
How do you pronounce toucan?
Toucan is pronounced /ˈtuːkən/ (UK).
What is the plural of toucan?
The plural of toucan is toucans.

Words near toucan in the dictionary

  1. toubabs
  2. toubeleki
  3. toubelekis
  4. Toubkal
  5. Toubou
  6. toucan
  7. toucan barbet
  8. toucan barbets
  9. toucan crossing
  10. toucan crossings
  11. toucanet

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