ground hornbill

English

head of Abyssinian ground hornbill

Noun

ground hornbill (plural ground hornbills)

1. Either of two large African ground-dwelling birds in the family Bucorvidae.
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: ground, hornbill.

Hyponyms

• Abyssinian ground hornbill, northern ground hornbill (Bucorvus abyssinicus)
• southern ground hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri)

Translations

bird of the family Bucorvidae

• Afrikaans: bromvoël
• Finnish: sarvekas (fi)