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Hornbill
//ˈhɔːn.bɪl// noun
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Noun
- 1 Any of various birds of the family Bucerotidae, with bills resembling a cow's horns. Many species have a casque above the bill, and many imprison their young in a tree.
"I saw what they were, hornbills, white head with a black streak of feather on top, a long grey tail, and a huge red beak that curved down, bigger than his head."
- 2 bird of tropical Africa and Asia having a very large bill surmounted by a bony protuberance; related to kingfishers wordnet
Etymology
From horn + bill.
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