hornbill

Etymology

horn + bill

noun

  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.
    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. 2019, Marlon James, Black Leopard, Red Wolf, Hamish Hamilton, page 408

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