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Hornbill   Listen
noun
Hornbill  n.  (Zool.) Any bird of the family Bucerotidae, of which about sixty species are known, belonging to numerous genera. They inhabit the tropical parts of Asia, Africa, and the East Indies, and are remarkable for having a more or less horn-like protuberance, which is usually large and hollow and is situated on the upper side of the beak. The size of the hornbill varies from that of a pigeon to that of a raven, or even larger. They feed chiefly upon fruit, but some species eat dead animals.






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"Hornbill" Quotes from Famous Books



... a large white and black hornbill and a green pigeon sent by himself; but he was not satisfied; he sent more birds, and wanted to see my shoes. The pages who came with the second message, however, proving impertinent, got a book flung at their heads, and a warning to be off, as I intended ...
— The Discovery of the Source of the Nile • John Hanning Speke



Words linked to "Hornbill" :   family Bucerotidae, coraciiform bird, Bucerotidae



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