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单词 quetzal
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quetzal

[ ket-sahl ]
/ kɛtˈsɑl /

noun, plural quet·zals, quet·za·les [ket-sah-leys]. /kɛtˈsɑ leɪs/.

any of several large Central and South American trogons of the genus Pharomachrus, having golden-green and scarlet plumage, especially P. mocino(resplendent quetzal ), the national bird of Guatemala: rare and possibly endangered.
a paper money and monetary unit of Guatemala, equal to 100 centavos. Abbreviation: Q.
Also que·zal [ke-sahl]. /kɛˈsɑl/.

Origin of quetzal

1820–30; <American Spanish <Nahuatl quetzalli plumage of the quetzal bird

Words nearby quetzal

questor, Questran, quetiapine fumarate, quetsch, Quetta, quetzal, Quetzalcoatl, Quetzaltenango, queue, queue fourché, queue-jump
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British Dictionary definitions for quetzal

quetzal

quezal (kɛˈsɑːl)

/ (ˈkɛtsəl) /

noun plural -zals or -zales (-ˈsɑːlɛs)

Also called: resplendent trogon a crested bird, Pharomachrus mocinno, of Central and N South America, which has a brilliant green, red, and white plumage and, in the male, long tail feathers: family Trogonidae, order Trogoniformes (trogons)
the standard monetary unit of Guatemala, divided into 100 centavos

Word Origin for quetzal

via American Spanish from Nahuatl quetzalli brightly coloured tail feather
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