Meanings
nountucan (plural tucans)
plural tucans · alternative tugan · alternative tuza
- obsoletepossiblyrareThe hispid pocket gopher (Heterogeomys hispidus).
THE TUCAN, OR MEXICAN GOPHER (G. mexicanus, (Licht.) Rich.) is a Mexican species, with the coloration much […]
1862, Sir John Richardson, The Museum of Natural History: Being a Popular Account of the Structure, Habits, and Classification of the Various Departments of the Animal Kingdom1 more example
Geomys mexicanus, (Licht.) Baird. Tucan. Mexican Pocket-Gopher. Mexico. / Geomys hispidus, Le Conte. Quackil. Central American Pocket-Gopher […]
1885, Frederick William True, A Provisional List of the Mammals of North and Central America, and the West Indian Islands
Origin
- Nahuatltuçan
- Englishtucan
Native to Mexico, from Nahuatl tuçan, togan.
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APA
tucan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tucan
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“tucan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tucan. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tucan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tucan.
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