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Definition of Hornbill

1. Noun. Bird of tropical Africa and Asia having a very large bill surmounted by a bony protuberance; related to kingfishers.

Definition of Hornbill

1. n. Any bird of the family Bucerotidæ, of which about sixty species are known, belonging to numerous genera. They inhabit the tropical parts of Asia, Africa, and the East Indies, and are remarkable for having a more or less horn-like protuberance, which is usually large and hollow and is situated on the upper side of the beak. The size of the hornbill varies from that of a pigeon to that of a raven, or even larger. They feed chiefly upon fruit, but some species eat dead animals.

Definition of Hornbill

1. Noun. Any of various birds of the family Bucerotidae, with bills resembling a cow's horn. Many species have a casque above the bill, and many imprison their young in a tree. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hornbill

1. a large-billed bird [n -S]

Medical Definition of Hornbill

1. Any bird of the family Bucerotidae, of which about sixty species are known, belonging to numerous genera. They inhabit the tropical parts of Asia, Africa, and the East Indies, and are remarkable for having a more or less horn-like protuberance, which is usually large and hollow and is situated on the upper side of the beak. The size of the hornbill varies from that of a pigeon to that of a raven, or even larger. They feed chiefly upon fruit, but some species eat dead animals. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Hornbill

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1883)
"The largest species is the rhinoceros hornbill (B. rhinoceros, Linn.), nearly 4 ft. long, with an expanse of wings of about 3 ft. ; the bill is Rhinoceros ..."

2. The Mende Language: Containing Useful Phrases, Elementary Grammar, Short by Frederick William Hugh Migeod (1908)
"There was once a hornbill and a dog. War fell. And they ran away. ... At dawn the hornbill said to the dog, saying, Let us go and find food. ..."

3. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Edward Griffith, Charles Hamilton Smith, Edward Pidgeon, John Edward Gray, George Robert Gray (1829)
"NB The B. Galeatus, of which the head only is known, Enl. 933, and which Vaillant erroneously thinks an aquatic bird, is a true hornbill, in which the ..."

4. The Kilima-Njaro Expedition: A Record of Scientific Exploration in Eastern by Harry Hamilton Johnston (1886)
"The great crested hornbill (Buceros cristatus) is generally distributed over the ... The dying hornbill. that of the wailing of a woman in distress, ..."

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