Meanings
nounBlyth's hornbill (plural Blyth's hornbills)
plural Blyth's hornbills
- Rhyticeros plicatus, a large hornbill inhabiting the forest canopy in Wallacea and Melanesia.
Synonyms: kokomo, Papuan hornbill, year-bird
Synonyms & antonyms
nounRhyticeros plicatus, a large hornbill inhabiting the forest canopy in Wallacea and Melanesia.
Also see
Origin
To commemorate Edward Blyth (1810–1873), English zoologist and Curator of the Museum of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.
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