Main Entry: tou·can

Pronunciation: \ˈtü-ˌkan, -ˌkän, tü-ˈ\

Function: noun

Etymology: French, from Portuguese tucano, from Tupi tukána

Date: 1568

: any of a family (Ramphastidae) of chiefly fruit-eating birds of tropical America with brilliant coloring and a very large but light and thin-walled bill