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Hornbill

Hornbill Meaning & Definition
Hornbill Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Hornbill?

[n] bird of tropical Africa and Asia having a very large bill surmounted by a bony protuberance; related to kingfishers

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See Also | Bucerotidae | coraciiform bird | family Bucerotidae

Hornbill In Webster's Dictionary

\Horn"bill`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any bird of the family {Bucerotid[ae]}, 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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