Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
tucan .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) The tucan.
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Examples
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Once a rat-like tuza ran past within a few inches of Teddy's feet, and as the boy leaped up in affright, fancying the vengeful Indians had discovered him, it was with difficulty he repressed a cry of alarm.
The Search for the Silver City A Tale of Adventure in Yucatan James Otis 1880
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L'Encuerado, who was very fond of the flesh of the tuza, which used to be sold in the Indian markets, placed himself in ambush in the hopes of killing one.
Aventures d'un jeune naturaliste. English Lucien Biart 1863
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The _tuza_ made its appearance at our dinner, dressed with rice.
Aventures d'un jeune naturaliste. English Lucien Biart 1863
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Unlike the two previous mentioned ones, the al-Mufadhali belt is famous for being used to hold the thuma or tuza.
Yemen Observer 2010
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Unlike the two previous mentioned ones, the al-Mufadhali belt is famous for being used to hold the thuma or tuza.
Yemen Observer 2010
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Judges, legal scholars and religious elites wear a more gently-curved version called a thuma or tuza.
Yemen Observer 2010
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Judges, legal scholars and religious elites wear a more gently-curved version called a thuma or tuza.
Yemen Observer 2010
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