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/tˈuːkən/
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NOUN
- brilliantly colored arboreal fruit-eating bird of tropical America having a very large thin-walled beak
How To Use toucan In A Sentence
- Their colorfulness, intelligence, and entertaining qualities make toucans one of the most amusing species of birds to own.
- The gaudy tanagers, that cannot be tamed -- the noisy lories, the resplendent trogons, the toucans with their huge clumsy bills, and the tiny bee-birds (the _trochili_ and _colibri_) -- all glance through the sunny vistas. The Rifle Rangers
- Exotic birds: a toucan, a bateleur eagle, something called a shrike. A ROOMFUL OF BIRDS - SCOTTISH SHORT STORIES 1990
- The group got to witness pure nature and animals like toucans, howler monkeys, tarantulas and various lizards.
- Mexico is home to toucans, vultures, hummingbirds, woodpeckers, parrots, macaws, and quetzals.
- Although Ramphastos toucans are impressive, I prefer some of the smaller araçaris and toucanets.
- The quetzals have nowhere to go, so they nest in tree cavities within easy reach of the toucans who feast on quetzal eggs and chicks.
- Toucans range from 20 inches to 25 inches while toucanets and aracaris are from 14 inches to 16 inches in length.
- Toucans sit in cages and aluminum pots steam with hot food, stewed beef and chicken or sausage and potatoes.
- Newborn toucans are nidicolous, or nest-reared.
