toucan
noun
tou·can
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Definition of toucan
: any of a family (Ramphastidae) of chiefly fruit-eating birds of tropical America with brilliant coloring and a very large but light and thin-walled bill
Examples of toucan in a Sentence
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Cap off the trip with a wild Amazon adventure, spying monkeys, sloths, butterflies, and toucans while staying at an eco-lodge nestled in the rainforest. — National Geographic, "Peru Family Journey: Machu Picchu to the Amazon," 12 June 2019 Tiki the toucan is a free bird after escaping the Flamingo Gardens wildlife sanctuary. — Erika Pesantes, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Tiki the toucan took off. Is she feasting on your mangoes?," 12 June 2018 The zoo recently added toucans, a spider monkey and the popular red pandas. — USA TODAY, "Tubing, Hemingway, great white sharks: News from around our 50 states," 21 July 2019 Offering a more traditional Hawaiian shirt print, there’s also a darker pink shirt which is decorated with toucans and flowers. — Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com, "Cute Overload! Celebrate Summer by Getting Matching Hawaiian Shirts for You and Your Dog," 15 July 2019 Hone your wildlife observation skills by identifying some of Yasuní’s nearly 600 bird species, including colorful toucans and the massive harpy eagle. — National Geographic, "Ecuadorian Amazon and the Galápagos High School Expedition," 12 June 2019 Tiki had been living in a home where a fellow toucan kept beating her up. — Erika Pesantes, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Tiki the toucan took off. Is she feasting on your mangoes?," 12 June 2018 But the toucan, which first appeared in 1935, prevailed. — Sean Rossman, USA TODAY, "St. Patrick's Day: The story behind the Guinness toucan," 16 Mar. 2018 Her bedroom is stacked with cages of toucans and other tropical birds. — Amy Julia Harris And Shoshana Walter, charlotteobserver, "Drug users got exploited. Disabled patients got hurt. One woman benefited from it all. | Charlotte Observer," 21 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'toucan.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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toucan
noun
English Language Learners Definition of toucan
: a tropical American bird that has bright feathers and a very large beak
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toucan
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tou·can
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Kids Definition of toucan
: a brightly colored tropical bird that has a very large beak and feeds mostly on fruit