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tucan

/ˈtuːkən/

tucan noun: the hispid pocket gopher (Heterogeomys hispidus).

Noun

tucan (plural tucans)

  1. (obsolete, possibly, rare) The hispid pocket gopher (Heterogeomys hispidus).
    • THE TUCAN, OR MEXICAN GOPHER (G. mexicanus, (Licht.) Rich.) is a Mexican species, with the coloration much […]1862, Sir John Richardson, The Museum of Natural History: Being a Popular Account of the Structure, Habits, and Classification of the Various Departments of the Animal Kingdom
    • Geomys mexicanus, (Licht.) Baird. Tucan. Mexican Pocket-Gopher. Mexico. / Geomys hispidus, Le Conte. Quackil. Central American Pocket-Gopher […]1885, Frederick William True, A Provisional List of the Mammals of North and Central America, and the West Indian Islands

Forms of tucan

pluraltucans
alternative formtugan
alternative formtuza

Origin of tucan

Native to Mexico, from Nahuatl tuçan, togan.

Questions about tucan

What does tucan mean?
Tucan means the hispid pocket gopher (Heterogeomys hispidus).
What part of speech is tucan?
Tucan is a noun.
How do you pronounce tucan?
Tucan is pronounced /ˈtuːkən/.
What is the plural of tucan?
The plural of tucan is tucans.

Words near tucan in the dictionary

  1. tubwoman
  2. tubwomen
  3. tuby
  4. TUC
  5. Tucabia
  6. tucan
  7. Tucana
  8. tucandeira
  9. tucandeiras
  10. tucandera
  11. tucanderas

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