hornbill

From horn +‎ bill.

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

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈhɔːɹn.bɪl/

hornbill (plural hornbills)

1. Any of various birds of the family Bucerotidae, with bills resembling a cow's horns. Many species have a casque above the bill, and many imprison their young in a tree.
   • 2019, Marlon James, Black Leopard, Red Wolf, Hamish Hamilton, page 408:

     I saw what they were, hornbills, white head with a black streak of feather on top, a long grey tail, and a huge red beak that curved down, bigger than his head.

• ground hornbill
• toucan