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Hornbill   /hˈɔrnbˌɪl/   Listen
Hornbill

noun
1.
Bird of tropical Africa and Asia having a very large bill surmounted by a bony protuberance; related to kingfishers.





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"Hornbill" Quotes from Famous Books



... resembling a turkey; it is black on the ground, but when it flies the outer half of the wings are white. It kills serpents, striking them dexterously behind the head. It derives its native name from the noise it makes, and it is found as far as Kolobeng. Another species like it is called the Abyssinian hornbill. ...
— Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa - Journeys and Researches in South Africa • David Livingstone


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


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