Home › Words › T › tucantucan/ˈtuːkən/tucan · noun — the hispid pocket gopher (Heterogeomys hispidus).Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).tucan is pronounced /ˈtuːkən/.EtymologyNative to Mexico, from Nahuatl tuçan, togan.nounThe hispid pocket gopher (Heterogeomys hispidus).e.g.“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 Kingdom:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).