"tucan" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtuːkən/ (note: Received Pronunciation, older US) Forms: tucans [plural], tugan [alternative], tuza [alternative]
Etymology: Native to Mexico, from Nahuatl tuçan, togan. Etymology templates: {{der|en|nah|tuçan}} Nahuatl tuçan Head templates: {{en-noun}} tucan (plural tucans)
  1. (rare, possibly obsolete) The hispid pocket gopher (Heterogeomys hispidus). Tags: obsolete, possibly, rare Categories (lifeform): Rodents
    Sense id: en-tucan-en-noun-4PyC8DXL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "Native to Mexico, from Nahuatl tuçan, togan.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1885, Frederick William True, A Provisional List of the Mammals of North and Central America, and the West Indian Islands:",
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        "(rare, possibly obsolete) The hispid pocket gopher (Heterogeomys hispidus)."
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    }
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        "English terms with rare senses",
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