hornbill [hawrn-bil] EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN noun any large bird of the family Bucerotidae, of the Old World tropics, characterized by a very large bill usually surmounted by a horny protuberance. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of hornbill First recorded in 1765–75; horn + bill2 Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for hornbill Historical Examples of hornbill
The majority of species of hornbill shun the vicinity of human beings.
Douglas Dewar
The actions of the hornbill are in keeping with its appearance.
Douglas Dewar
If the hornbill be the clown of the forest, the adjutant is the buffoon of the open plain.
Douglas Dewar
The Hornbill is famous for the size and shape of its bill, which is very large.
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“I can swallow a plantain at one gulp,” said Hornbill proudly.
William Alexander Fraser
British Dictionary definitions for hornbill hornbill noun any bird of the family Bucerotidae of tropical Africa and Asia, having a very large bill with a basal bony protuberance: order Coraciiformes (kingfishers, etc) Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Word Origin and History for hornbill n.
1773, from horn (n.) + bill (n.2).
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