Etymology

tucan

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Today it means: The hispid pocket gopher (Heterogeomys hispidus). Full definition →

Nahuatl tuçan
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  1. Nahuatl · derived fromtuçan
  2. English todaytucan

Native to Mexico, from Nahuatl tuçan, togan.

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