'Hornbill' definitions:
Definition of 'hornbill'
(from WordNet)
noun
Bird of tropical Africa and Asia having a very large bill surmounted by a bony protuberance; related to kingfishers
Definition of 'Hornbill'
From: GCIDE
- Hornbill \Horn"bill`\, n. (Zool.) 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. [1913 Webster]