touraco — ● touraco nom masculin Oiseau (musophage) des forêts tropicales et des savanes africaines, à plumage vivement coloré, à la tête ornée d une huppe, aux ailes rondes, à la queue longue, au bec fort et courbe, frugivore. touraco n. m. ORNITH Oiseau… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Touraco — Tou*ra co, n. (Zo[ o]l.) Same as {Turacou}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
touraco — [to͞o′rə kō΄, to͞o΄rə kō′] n. pl. touracos [prob. via Fr < WAfr native name] any of a family (Musophagidae, order Cuculiformes) of brightly colored, tropical forest birds of Africa, with a short, stout bill, long tail, and erectile crest … English World dictionary
Touraco — Musophagidae Musophagidés … Wikipédia en Français
touraco — turaco uraco, turacou u*ra cou, n. [Cf. F. touraco.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of large brightly crested birds of the genus {Turacus}, native of Africa. They eat plantain and are remarkable for the peculiar green and red pigments… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
touraco — /toor euh koh /, n., pl. touracos. any of several large, brightly colored birds of the family Musophagidae, of Africa, having a helmetlike crest. Also, turaco. [1735 45; < F touraco or D toerako; ulterior orig. obscure] * * * … Universalium
touraco — tou•ra•co [[t]ˈtʊər əˌkoʊ[/t]] n. pl. cos orn any of various large, typically brightly colored birds of the family Musophagidae, of Africa: most species have helmetlike crests • Etymology: 1735–45; < F touraco or D toerako … From formal English to slang
touraco — plikaakiai turakai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Musophaga angl. turaco vok. Turako, m rus. гологлазый турако, m pranc. touraco, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – tikrieji turakai siauresnis terminas – Centrinės Afrikos… … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
touraco — tikrieji turakai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Tauraco angl. turaco vok. Turako, m rus. турако, m pranc. touraco, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – tikrieji turakai siauresnis terminas – baltakuodis turakas siauresnis… … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
touraco — var. of TURACO. * * * touraco var. turaco … Useful english dictionary