: 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
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According to the San Diego Zoo, toucans typically spend their lives high in the rainforest canopies of Central and South America.
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CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
Each parking lot has its own special symbol (besides the blue dolphin and the yellow toucan, there are red snappers, pink flamingos, green toads and white sea horses) and is planted with a different tree species.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
Carlos Abundez pleaded guilty to smuggling the toucans and is expected to be sentenced in March, court records show.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
About twenty feet below us, a toucan flew among the branches.
—Jack Herrera, New Yorker, 28 Dec. 2025
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CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
Each parking lot has its own special symbol (besides the blue dolphin and the yellow toucan, there are red snappers, pink flamingos, green toads and white sea horses) and is planted with a different tree species.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
Carlos Abundez pleaded guilty to smuggling the toucans and is expected to be sentenced in March, court records show.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
About twenty feet below us, a toucan flew among the branches.
—Jack Herrera, New Yorker, 28 Dec. 2025
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“Toucan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toucan. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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