Hornbill

Word HORNBILL
Character 8
Hyphenation horn bill
Pronunciations /ˈhɔːn.bɪl/

Definitions and meanings of "Hornbill"

What do we mean by hornbill?

Any of various birds of the family Bucerotidae of tropical Asia and Africa, having a very large bill often with an enlarged protuberance at the base. noun

A large non-passerine bird of the family Bucerotidæ: so called from the horny casque, in some cases of enormous size, which surmounts the bill. noun

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. noun

Any of various birds of the family Bucerotidae, with bills resembling a cow's horn. Many species have a casque above the bill, and many imprison their young in a tree. noun

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

Any of various birds of the family Bucerotidae, with bills resembling a cow's horn. Many species have a casque above the bill, and many imprison their young in a tree.

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The word "hornbill" in example sentences

In terms of casque morphology, the most strongly modified hornbill is the Helmeted hornbill Rhinoplax vigil, a territorial fig specialist of SE Asia. ❋ Darren Naish (2006)

There is an African bird called the hornbill, whose habits are in some respects a model. ❋ Thomas Wentworth Higginson (1867)

The hornbill is a double-beaked bird that makes for a unique sight.

[124] This bird, often called a "hornbill" by foreigners in the ❋ Fletcher Gardner (N/A)

He stated that the bird in the tree was called by the Feringhees a "hornbill," but it was also known to some as the "rhinoceros bird." ❋ Mayne Reid (1850)

Joan rode on among the avenues of young cocoanut-palms, saw a hornbill, followed it in its erratic flights to the high forest on the edge of the plantation, heard the cooing of wild pigeons and located them in the deeper woods, followed the fresh trail of a wild pig for a distance, circled back, and took the narrow path for the bungalow that ran through twenty acres of uncleared cane. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Diptendu Dutta/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images A Nishi tribesman wore a traditional hornbill cap as he queued to vote at a polling station in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, Oct.13, 2009. ❋ Unknown (2011)

European Pressphoto Agency The festival takes its name from the hornbill, a bird, a recurring theme in local folklore. ❋ Unknown (2011)

African red-billed hornbill Tockus erythrorhyncus is recorded. ❋ Unknown (2008)

It's white bread, possibly about the worst thing you could feed a hornbill. ❋ Glenda Larke (2009)

Above: Grandson in front of the wild hornbill feeding station at the hotel. ❋ Glenda Larke (2009)

Grey hornbill Tockus birostris and Marshall's iora Aegithina nigrolutea are also present. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Examples of seed dispersing birds are the hornbill, the toucan, the aracari, the cotinga, and some species of parrots. ❋ Wikipedia (2009)

Pale-capped pigeon Columba punicea (VU) in the evergreen forest, green peafowl Pavo muticus (VU) and silver oriole Oriolus mellianus (VU) in the dipterocarp/deciduous forest and masked finfoot Heliopais personata (VU) from the riverside are resident. 53 species are considered nationally threatened or near threatened, including four species of hornbill, Siamese fireback pheasant Lophura diardi, the rare silver pheasant Lophura nycthemera and the mountain imperial pigeon Ducula badia. ❋ Unknown (2009)

At least nine hornbill species are found in these forests and include the nearly extinct wrinkled hornbill (Aceros corrugatus). ❋ Unknown (2008)

Birds include Denham's bustard Neotis cafra denhami, ground hornbill Bucorvus abyssinicus, violet turaco Musophaga violacea, spur-winged goose Plectropterus gambensis, white-faced tree duck Dendrocygna viduata, martial eagle Polemaetus bellicosus and bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Some of these are threatened species, and the white-winged duck and plain-pouched hornbill in particular are globally threatened. ❋ Unknown (2008)

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