Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A toucan of the genus Pteroglossus, differing from the true toucan in being smaller in size, with a less developed beak, and in having more brilliant and variegated plumage. See
Pteroglossus and Rhamphastos. - noun In ornithology, the specific name of one of the aracaris, Pteroglossus aracari. It was made a generic name by Lesson in 1828, and was Latinized as Aracarius by Rafinesque in 1815.
- noun Also spelled
aricari .
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Examples
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Examples of seed dispersing birds are the hornbill, the toucan, the aracari, the cotinga, and some species of parrots.
Frugivore Wikipedia 2009
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Imagine it this way: You think you know every bird in the world, and then someone shows you a curl-crested aracari.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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Imagine it this way: You think you know every bird in the world, and then someone shows you a curl-crested aracari.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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Now and then Guapo brought down a parrot, a macaw, or an aracari, with his blow-gun; but these were only temporary supplies.
Popular Adventure Tales Mayne Reid 1850
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Now and then Guapo brought down a parrot, a macaw, or an aracari, with his blow-gun; but these were only temporary supplies.
The Forest Exiles The Perils of a Peruvian Family in the Wilds of the Amazon Mayne Reid 1850
reesetee commented on the word aracari
Any of several small toucans of the genus Pteroglossus. They have strongly serrated bills and yellow underparts marked with black and red.
February 8, 2008