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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

  • Examples of seed dispersing birds are the hornbill, the toucan, the aracari, the cotinga, and some species of parrots.

    Frugivore Wikipedia 2009

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

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  • 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