toucan C2 Topic:Animals US /ˈtuːˌkæn/ UK /ˈtuːkən/ See IPA manual Freq #65424 Meanings 1 noun a tropical American bird with a very large, often brightly colored bill A toucan reached into the branches with its long orange bill. Thesaurus Word family Forms toucans Derived forms toucanet Related forms barbethornbill Etymology Borrowed through French, Spanish, or Portuguese from a Tupi word such as tukana for the bird. The Indigenous name may have imitated the toucan's call, though that explanation is uncertain. Topics Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # toucan **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈtuːˌkæn/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtuːkən/ **Frequency rank:** 65424 ## Meanings 1. a tropical American bird with a very large, often brightly colored bill ## Examples - A toucan reached into the branches with its long orange bill. ## Derived Forms - toucanet ## Related Forms - barbet - hornbill ## Etymology Borrowed through French, Spanish, or Portuguese from a Tupi word such as tukana for the bird. The Indigenous name may have imitated the toucan's call, though that explanation is uncertain. ## Topics - Animals markdown