Subscriber login


Forgot your password?

Library card login

Other

hornbill

Pronunciation: /ˈhɔːnbɪl/

Definition of hornbill

noun

  • a medium to large tropical Old World bird, having a very large curved bill that typically has a large horny or bony casque. The male often seals up the female inside the nest hole.
    • Family Bucerotidae: several genera and numerous species, e.g.the great Indian hornbill (Buceros bicornis)

hornbill in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of hornbill in the US English dictionary