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hornbill
CIDE DICTIONARY
hornbill, n.
Any bird of the family Bucerotidæ , 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. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
hornbill, n. any bird of the family Bucerotidae, with a hornlike excrescence on its large red or yellow curved bill.
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