toucann.

Brit.

/ˈtuːkən/,

/ˈtuːkan/,

/tuːˈkɑːn/, U.S.

/ˈtuˌkæn/,

/ˈtuˌkɑn/

Forms: Also 1700s tokan, 1800s toukan.

Etymology: = French toucan, Spanish tucan, Portuguese tucano, Italian tucano, < Brazilian, Tupi tucana, Guarani tucà, tucāṅ (a nasal), the local name, probably from its cry or call; but other suggestions have been offered. The statement of Buffon that the name means ‘feather’ arose from his misunderstanding a statement of Léry c1558: see J. Platt in Notes & Queries 9th s. VII. 486–VIII. 250.

a. A Neotropical bird of the genus Rhamphastos, or, in a wider use, of the family Rhamphastidæ, inhabiting the tropical parts of South America, a few species being also found in Central America and Mexico. They are noted for the enormous size of the beak and their striking colouring. The species originally so named was apparently R. toco.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Piciformes > [noun] > family Rhamphastidae (toucan)

toucan1568

pepper-bird1752

toco1781

toucanet1825

egg-suckerc1865

1558 A. Thevet Singularitez de la France Antarctique xlvii. 91 D'vn oyseau qu'ils appellent en leur langue Toucan.]

1568 T. Hacket tr. A. Thevet New Found Worlde 73 Of a birde named toucan.

1634 T. Johnson tr. A. Paré Chirurg. Wks. xxv. xxii. 1016 He saw a bird in America, which in that country speech is called Touca,..that the beake in length and thicknesse exceeds the bignesse of the rest of the body.

1668 W. Charleton Onomasticon Zoicon 115 Tucana..Toucan.

1677 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Oxford-shire vii. 178 In..1644 the Pica Brasiliensis, or Toucan, whose beak is near as big as its whole body, was found within two miles of Oxford.

1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis i. iv. i. 59 The Head of the Toucan, so called by the Indians.

1796 J. G. Stedman Narr. Exped. Surinam I. vi. 117 The toucan is not larger than a tame pigeon, and yet its beak is no less than six inches in length.

1863 H. W. Bates Naturalist on River Amazons II. v. 337 Toucans... Two of them are often heard yelping alternately, and in different notes. These cries have a vague resemblance to the syllables Tocáno, Tocáno, and hence the Indian name of this genus of birds.

1875 W. D. Whitney Life & Growth Lang. vii. 120 The cuckoo and the peewee and the toucan were named from their notes.

b. Sometimes applied or misapplied to other birds with large or curious beaks; esp. in the East Indies to species of Hornbill ( Buceros).But the word in the latter case is said to be the Malay tukang ‘workman’ or ‘artificer’, and entirely distinct from the Brazilian: see Yule & Burnell Hobson-Jobson.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Coraciiformes (kingfisher, etc.) > [noun] > family Bucerotidae (hornbill)

hornbill1773

toucan1816

1816 J. K. Tuckey Narr. Exped. River Zaire (1818) iii. 82 Several varieties of the king fisher, a toukan, and many small birds.

1862 T. C. Jerdon Birds India I. 242 They [the hornbills] are, indeed, popularly called Toucans throughout India; and this appears to be their name in some of the Malayan isles; the word signifying ‘worker’, from the noise they make.

2. Astronomy. Name of a southern constellation.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > constellation > Southern constellations > [noun] > Toucan

toucan1669

1669 S. Sturmy Mariners Mag. vi. iii. 128 The Bird Toucan [pr. Taican], or Brasilian Pye, in which Constellation is 7 Stars.

1866 W. Lockyer & J. N. Lockyer tr. A. Guillemin Heavens ii. i. xii. 319 The splendid cluster in Toucan, quite visible to the naked eye.

Compounds

toucan skin, etc.; toucan-beak n. the beak of the toucan, or the substance of this used as a decorative material.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > other animal raw materials > [noun] > beak

toucan-beak1886

1862 Catal. Contrib. Brit. Guiana to London Exhib. 53 Tassel of Toucan Skins, worn by the Accawai Indians..hanging down the back.

1886 Art Jrnl., Exh. Suppl. 26/2 Some clever and minute carvings in toucan-beak set with alternate links in gold.

Derivatives

toucanet n.

/ˈtuːkəˌnɛt/ any of the smaller kinds of toucan, as those of the genera Pteroglossus and Selenidera.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Piciformes > [noun] > family Rhamphastidae (toucan)

toucan1568

pepper-bird1752

toco1781

toucanet1825

egg-suckerc1865

1825 C. Waterton Wanderings in S. Amer. ii. 118 There are three species of Toucans in Demerara, and three diminutives, which may be called Toucanets.

toucanity n.

/tuːˈkænɪtɪ/ the character of a toucan.Apparently an isolated use.

ΚΠ

1892 Cornhill Mag. May 525 A large bill..a mark of perfect and advanced toucanity.

Draft additions March 2006

Toucan Crossing n. (also with lower-case initial(s)) [after pelican crossing at pelican n. 9; compare puffin crossing at puffin n.³; the suggestion of a punning connection with two can cross is probably a later rationalization] British a pedestrian crossing on which a cyclist may cross without dismounting (when indicated by a ‘green bicycle’ light next to the ‘green man’ light).

ΚΠ

1989 P. Trevelyan & M. Ginger Cyclists' Use Pedestrian & Cycle/Pedestrian Crossings iv. 15 A new type of signal-controlled crossing..based on the standard Pelican crossing, with the addition of supplementary features,..is referred to here as a ‘Toucan’ crossing.

1994 Independent 6 Feb. (Mag.) 67/2 Common in Germany and the Netherlands, cycleways are gradually appearing in the UK. Ideally (but rarely in Britain) these are augmented by such tricks as ‘toucan’ crossings (like pelicans, but for cyclists too).

2005 S. Wales Echo (Nexis) 30 Aug. 6 Plans for the development put forward the introduction of..toucan crossings and advanced cycle stop reservoirs where possible, as well as the retention of shared cycle/bus lanes.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	toucan
释义	toucann. Brit. /ˈtuːkən/, /ˈtuːkan/, /tuːˈkɑːn/, U.S. /ˈtuˌkæn/, /ˈtuˌkɑn/ Forms: Also 1700s tokan, 1800s toukan. Etymology: = French toucan, Spanish tucan, Portuguese tucano, Italian tucano, < Brazilian, Tupi tucana, Guarani tucà, tucāṅ (a nasal), the local name, probably from its cry or call; but other suggestions have been offered. The statement of Buffon that the name means ‘feather’ arose from his misunderstanding a statement of Léry c1558: see J. Platt in Notes & Queries 9th s. VII. 486–VIII. 250. 1. a. A Neotropical bird of the genus Rhamphastos, or, in a wider use, of the family Rhamphastidæ, inhabiting the tropical parts of South America, a few species being also found in Central America and Mexico. They are noted for the enormous size of the beak and their striking colouring. The species originally so named was apparently R. toco. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Piciformes > [noun] > family Rhamphastidae (toucan) toucan1568 pepper-bird1752 toco1781 toucanet1825 egg-suckerc1865 1558 A. Thevet Singularitez de la France Antarctique xlvii. 91 D'vn oyseau qu'ils appellent en leur langue Toucan.] 1568 T. Hacket tr. A. Thevet New Found Worlde 73 Of a birde named toucan. 1634 T. Johnson tr. A. Paré Chirurg. Wks. xxv. xxii. 1016 He saw a bird in America, which in that country speech is called Touca,..that the beake in length and thicknesse exceeds the bignesse of the rest of the body. 1668 W. Charleton Onomasticon Zoicon 115 Tucana..Toucan. 1677 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Oxford-shire vii. 178 In..1644 the Pica Brasiliensis, or Toucan, whose beak is near as big as its whole body, was found within two miles of Oxford. 1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis i. iv. i. 59 The Head of the Toucan, so called by the Indians. 1796 J. G. Stedman Narr. Exped. Surinam I. vi. 117 The toucan is not larger than a tame pigeon, and yet its beak is no less than six inches in length. 1863 H. W. Bates Naturalist on River Amazons II. v. 337 Toucans... Two of them are often heard yelping alternately, and in different notes. These cries have a vague resemblance to the syllables Tocáno, Tocáno, and hence the Indian name of this genus of birds. 1875 W. D. Whitney Life & Growth Lang. vii. 120 The cuckoo and the peewee and the toucan were named from their notes. b. Sometimes applied or misapplied to other birds with large or curious beaks; esp. in the East Indies to species of Hornbill ( Buceros).But the word in the latter case is said to be the Malay tukang ‘workman’ or ‘artificer’, and entirely distinct from the Brazilian: see Yule & Burnell Hobson-Jobson. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Coraciiformes (kingfisher, etc.) > [noun] > family Bucerotidae (hornbill) hornbill1773 toucan1816 1816 J. K. Tuckey Narr. Exped. River Zaire (1818) iii. 82 Several varieties of the king fisher, a toukan, and many small birds. 1862 T. C. Jerdon Birds India I. 242 They [the hornbills] are, indeed, popularly called Toucans throughout India; and this appears to be their name in some of the Malayan isles; the word signifying ‘worker’, from the noise they make. 2. Astronomy. Name of a southern constellation. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > constellation > Southern constellations > [noun] > Toucan toucan1669 1669 S. Sturmy Mariners Mag. vi. iii. 128 The Bird Toucan [pr. Taican], or Brasilian Pye, in which Constellation is 7 Stars. 1866 W. Lockyer & J. N. Lockyer tr. A. Guillemin Heavens ii. i. xii. 319 The splendid cluster in Toucan, quite visible to the naked eye. Compounds toucan skin, etc.; toucan-beak n. the beak of the toucan, or the substance of this used as a decorative material. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > other animal raw materials > [noun] > beak toucan-beak1886 1862 Catal. Contrib. Brit. Guiana to London Exhib. 53 Tassel of Toucan Skins, worn by the Accawai Indians..hanging down the back. 1886 Art Jrnl., Exh. Suppl. 26/2 Some clever and minute carvings in toucan-beak set with alternate links in gold. Derivatives toucanet n. /ˈtuːkəˌnɛt/ any of the smaller kinds of toucan, as those of the genera Pteroglossus and Selenidera. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Piciformes > [noun] > family Rhamphastidae (toucan) toucan1568 pepper-bird1752 toco1781 toucanet1825 egg-suckerc1865 1825 C. Waterton Wanderings in S. Amer. ii. 118 There are three species of Toucans in Demerara, and three diminutives, which may be called Toucanets. toucanity n. /tuːˈkænɪtɪ/ the character of a toucan.Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1892 Cornhill Mag. May 525 A large bill..a mark of perfect and advanced toucanity. Draft additions March 2006 Toucan Crossing n. (also with lower-case initial(s)) [after pelican crossing at pelican n. 9; compare puffin crossing at puffin n.³; the suggestion of a punning connection with two can cross is probably a later rationalization] British a pedestrian crossing on which a cyclist may cross without dismounting (when indicated by a ‘green bicycle’ light next to the ‘green man’ light). ΚΠ 1989 P. Trevelyan & M. Ginger Cyclists' Use Pedestrian & Cycle/Pedestrian Crossings iv. 15 A new type of signal-controlled crossing..based on the standard Pelican crossing, with the addition of supplementary features,..is referred to here as a ‘Toucan’ crossing. 1994 Independent 6 Feb. (Mag.) 67/2 Common in Germany and the Netherlands, cycleways are gradually appearing in the UK. Ideally (but rarely in Britain) these are augmented by such tricks as ‘toucan’ crossings (like pelicans, but for cyclists too). 2005 S. Wales Echo (Nexis) 30 Aug. 6 Plans for the development put forward the introduction of..toucan crossings and advanced cycle stop reservoirs where possible, as well as the retention of shared cycle/bus lanes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1568
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