hornbill

English

A 19th-century watercolour of a Helmeted Hornbill (Rhinoplax vigil). The artist painted the tail excessively long.

The Rhinoceros Hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros), one of the largest hornbills

Etymology

horn +‎ bill

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈhɔːn.bɪl/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈhɔːɹn.bɪl/

Noun

hornbill (plural hornbills)

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.

Translations

bird

Assamese: পাকৈঢোঁৰা (pakoidhü̃ra), ধনেশ (dhonex)
Bulgarian: пти́ца-носоро́г f (ptíca-nosoróg)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 犀鳥 (zh), 犀鸟 (zh) (xīniǎo)
Danish: næsehornsfugl c
Esperanto: bucero
Finnish: sarvinokka
French: calao (fr) m
German: Nashornvogel m
Italian: bucero

Japanese: サイチョウ (saichou)
Malay: enggang
Navajo: tsídii bichʼahtsohí
Polish: dzioborożec (pl) m
Portuguese: calau m
Romanian: calao (ro) m
Russian: пти́ца-носоро́г (ru) f (ptíca-nosoróg)
Spanish: cálao m
Tagalog: kalaw

See also

toucan

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