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HORNBILL
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Bird of tropical Africa and Asia having a very large bill surmounted by a bony protuberance; related to kingfishers
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("hornbill" is a kind of...):
coraciiform bird (chiefly short-legged arboreal nonpasserine birds that nest in holes)
Holonyms ("hornbill" is a member of...):
Bucerotidae; family Bucerotidae (hornbills)