What is another word for hornbill?

Pronunciation: [hˈɔːnbɪl] (IPA)

Hornbill is a unique bird with a distinct bill or beak. Synonyms for the word 'hornbill' include 'bucorvid', 'ground hornbill', and 'touraco hornbill'. Other commonly used synonyms for hornbill include 'beakhead', 'billbird', and 'crowned hornbill'. These birds are native to Africa and Asia, and their vibrant colors make them highly sought after by bird watchers and photographers. They are known for their distinct nesting habits, with the female sealing herself into a hollow tree while she lays and incubates her eggs. Hornbills are also known for their loud, braying call, which can be heard over long distances. Despite their unique appearance and behaviors, these birds are sadly threatened by habitat loss and hunting.

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What are the hypernyms for Hornbill?

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What are the hyponyms for Hornbill?

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What are the holonyms for Hornbill?

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Usage examples for Hornbill

This is secured round the neck by a huge shell, and is covered from top to bottom with the black and white feathers of the rhinoceros hornbill loosely attached to it, and which flapping about with every movement of the wearer, gives him the appearance of some huge bird.
"On the Equator"
Harry de Windt
In addition to this cloak is worn the waist-cloth, and a tight-fitting skull-cap of monkey skin, with three enormous hornbill feathers stuck upright in it, completes the costume.
"On the Equator"
Harry de Windt
As for the little people themselves, they seemed perfectly harmless, and from the first treated me with the greatest friendliness, and would often pay me a visit at my hut, sometimes bringing me rice and "papayas" or a large hornbill, which had been shot with their steel-pointed arrows.
"Wanderings Among South Sea Savages And in Borneo and the Philippines"
H. Wilfrid Walker

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