hornbill en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈhɔːn.bɪl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈhɔːɹn.bɪl/ (US)
Etymology
From horn + bill.
Meanings
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Any of various birds of the family Bucerotidae, with bills resembling a cow's horns. Many species have a casque above the bill, and many imprison their young in a tree.
I saw what they were, hornbills, white head with a black streak of feather on top, a long grey tail, and a huge red beak that curved down, bigger than his head.
2019, Marlon James, Black Leopard, Red Wolf, Hamish Hamilton, page 408:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hornbills | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
wrinkled hornbill · Malabar pied hornbill · Blyth's hornbill · Papuan hornbill · rufous hornbill
Relateds
Translations (32)
th นกเงือก (bird) · pi āṭa (bird) · cmn 犀鳥 /犀鸟 (bird) · de Nashornvogel (bird) · ja サイチョウ (bird) · kxd likap (bird) · pt calau (bird) · as ধনেশ (bird) · bg пти́ца-носоро́г (bird) · ru пти́ца-носоро́г (bird) · pl dzioborożec (bird) · fi sarvinokka (bird) · ko 코뿔새 (bird) · mk клунорог (bird) · ms enggang (bird) · lo ແກງ (bird) · ca calau (bird) · ro calao (bird) · da næsehornsfugl (bird) · af boskraai (bird) · eo bucero (bird) · nl neushoornvogel (bird) · it bucero (bird) · cy cornbig (bird) · clt vaka (bird) · as পাকৈঢোঁৰা (bird) · tl kalaw (bird) · fr calao (bird) · pi dabbimukha (bird) · es cálao (bird) · bxd və̆³¹kjɔ̃⁵⁵ (bird) · vi hồng hoàng (bird)