Bucorvus

noun

Bu·​cor·​vus

byüˈkȯrvəs

: a genus of African birds (family Bucerotidae) consisting of the ground hornbills compare buceros

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from bu- (from Buceros) + Corvus

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Rhymes for Bucorvus

• corvus