犀鸟

犀鳥
xīniǎo
noun #58,687

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 hornbill

Examples

Xīniǎo yòng jùdà de huì cǎijí shuǐguǒ.
Hornbills use their huge beaks to collect fruit.
Yúnnán nánbù yǒu yěshēng xīniǎo fēnbù.
Wild hornbills are distributed in southern Yunnan.

Tips

memory
'Rhinoceros bird' — (rhino) refers to the casque (the large horn-like structure) on top of their beak, which echoes a rhino's horn. The family name matches: English 'horn-bill' = Chinese 'rhino-bird'.

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