toco
/ˈtəʊkə
/(also toco toucan)
noun (plural tocos)
The largest and most familiar South American toucan, with mainly black plumage, a white throat and breast, and a massive black-tipped orange bill.
- Ramphastos toco, family Ramphastidae.
- As our piloteiro, David Albuquerque, maneuvered an aluminum fishing boat along the tannin-stained Rio Negro, we saw toco toucans and jabiru storks.
Origin
Late 18th century: via Portuguese from Tupi; compare with toucan.
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