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Definition of Toucan

1. Noun. Brilliantly colored arboreal fruit-eating bird of tropical America having a very large thin-walled beak.

Definition of Toucan

1. n. Any one of numerous species of fruit-eating birds of tropical America belonging to Ramphastos, Pteroglossus, and allied genera of the family Ramphastidæ. They have a very large, but light and thin, beak, often nearly as long as the body itself. Most of the species are brilliantly colored with red, yellow, white, and black in striking contrast.

Definition of Toucan

1. a tropical bird [n -S]

Medical Definition of Toucan

1. 1. Any one of numerous species of fruit-eating birds of tropical America belonging to Ramphastos, Pteroglossus, and allied genera of the family Ramphastidae. They have a very large, but light and thin, beak, often nearly as long as the body itself. most of the species are brilliantly coloured with red, yellow, white, and black in striking contrast. 2. A modern constellation of the southern hemisphere. Origin: F, fr. Pg. Tucano; from Brazilian name. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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