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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Toucan \Tou"can\ (t[=oo]"k[a^]n; 277), n. [F., fr. Pg. tucano;
from Brazilian name. ]
1. (Zool.) 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 colored with red, yellow,
white, and black in striking contrast.
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2. (Astronom.) A modern constellation of the southern
hemisphere.
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