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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hornbill \Horn"bill`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any bird of the family {Bucerotid[ae]}, of which about sixty species are known belonging to numerous genera. They inhabit the tropical parts of Asia, Africa, and the East Indies, and are remarkable for having a more or less horn-like protuberance, which is usually large and hollow and is situated on the upper side of the beak. The size of the hornbill varies from that of a pigeon to that of a raven, or even larger. They feed chiefly upon fruit, but some species eat dead animals. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: hornbill n : bird of tropical Africa and Asia having a very large bill surmounted by a bony protuberance; related to kingfishers
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