English Dictionary

hornbill

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈhɔːn.bɪl/

名詞

Any of various birds of the family Bucerotidae, with bills resembling a cow's horns. Many species have a casque above the bill, and many imprison their young in a tree.

日本語の意味

複数の種の鳥を指す言葉。特徴として、牛の角に似た形状のくちばしを持ち、多くの場合、くちばしの上部にカスケ（突起状の部分）が発達している点が挙げられる。また、一部の種では、若鳥を外敵から守るために木の中に閉じ込めるような習性がみられる。

During the early morning survey, the biologists spotted a hornbill tapping at a tree cavity before it sealed its chicks inside.

早朝の調査中、生物学者たちは樹洞をつついてやがてヒナを中に封じ込めるサイチョウを発見した。

意味（1）

Any of various birds of the family Bucerotidae, with bills resembling a cow's horns. Many species have a casque above the bill, and many imprison their young in a tree.

I saw what they were, hornbills, white head with a black streak of feather on top, a long grey tail, and a huge red beak that curved down, bigger than his head.

hornbills （ plural ）