toucan

/'tu:kən/

Thân thiện

A colorful toucan perches on a branch in the rainforest.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A brightly colored, tree-dwelling (arboreal) fruit-eating bird native to tropical America, characterized by an exceptionally large, thin-walled, and often vividly colored beak.

Usage

• The word "toucan" is used as a countable noun to refer to this specific type of bird.
• It is typically used in zoological, ecological, or general descriptive contexts.

Examples

Advanced Usage

• "Toucan" in heraldry and symbolism: The bird is sometimes used as a symbol in coats of arms or as a mascot, representing tropical regions.
  • The resort's logo featured a stylized toucan.

Variants and Related Words

• Ramphastos: The genus name for many toucan species.
• Aracari: A smaller, related bird in the toucan family.
• Toucanet: A small toucan of the genus .

Synonyms

• There are no direct single-word synonyms. Descriptive phrases include "neotropical fruit-eating bird" or "large-beaked arboreal bird."

Related Phrases

• "Toucan crossing": A type of pedestrian crossing in the UK (shared by pedestrians and cyclists).
  • Cyclists should use the toucan crossing.

Related Idioms

• There are no common idioms directly featuring the word "toucan."

Học thuật

Noun

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