noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈtuːkən/
US:/ˈtuːˌkæn/
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rhymes with -uːkən
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noun
Meaning 1
Any of various neotropical frugivorous birds from the family Ramphastidae, with a large colorful beak.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 2
brilliantly colored arboreal fruit-eating bird of tropical America having a very large thin-walled beak
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: piciform bird
Narrower terms: toucanet
History
Etymology
Borrowed from French toucan, borrowed from Old Tupi tukana, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tũkãn, from Proto-Tupian *jɨokãn.
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