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hoatzinenUK
hoat·zin H0226100 (wät-sēn′)n. A crested bird (Opisthocomus hoazin) of tropical South America having brown and buff plumage and a blue face. Juveniles have claws on the first and second digits of the wings. [American Spanish hoazín, from Nahuatl uatzin, pheasant or small game bird.]hoatzin (həʊˈætsɪn) or hoactzinn (Animals) a unique South American gallinaceous bird, Opisthocomus hoazin, with a brownish plumage, a very small crested head, and clawed wing digits in the young: family Opisthocomidae[C17: from American Spanish, from Nahuatl uatzin pheasant]ho•at•zin (hoʊˈæt sɪn, ˈwɑt sɪn) n. a slender, crested gallinaceous bird, Opisthocomus hoatzin, of the Amazon and Orinoco basins, with young having a temporary claw on the wing for grasping branches. [1655–65; « Nahuatl huāctzīn,huāhtzīn name for several henlike birds of the Valley of Mexico] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | hoatzin - crested ill-smelling South American bird whose young have claws on the first and second digits of the wingshoactzin, Opisthocomus hoazin, stinkbirdgallinacean, gallinaceous bird - heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birdsgenus Opisthocomus, Opisthocomus - type genus of the Opisthocomidae: hoatzins |
hoatzinenUK
Synonyms for hoatzinnoun crested ill-smelling South American bird whose young have claws on the first and second digits of the wingsSynonyms- hoactzin
- Opisthocomus hoazin
- stinkbird
Related Words- gallinacean
- gallinaceous bird
- genus Opisthocomus
- Opisthocomus
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