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Definition of chachalaca in English: chachalacanounˌtʃatʃəˈlakəˌCHäCHəˈläkə A tree-dwelling bird of the guan family, found mainly in the forests of tropical America. Genus Ortalis, family Cracidae Example sentencesExamples - Then came the chachalacas, the chickenlike birds we'd seen the previous day, whose call, I had been promised, I would never forget.
- More likely to be seen or heard on the plateau is the little chachalaca, a gallinaceous bird named in part for its noisy call.
- Birds easily encountered on the plateau near the falls include the little chachalaca and Guianan cock-of-the-rock, as well as honeycreepers, dacnises, and tanagers.
- Guans and perhaps chachalacas may be more arboreal than curassows.
- The boughs of a gumbo-limbo tree drooped low with roosting chachalacas, dark, chicken-size birds renowned for their remarkable singing style.
Origin Late 19th century: via South American Spanish from Nahuatl, of imitative origin. Definition of chachalaca in US English: chachalacanounˌCHäCHəˈläkə A tree-dwelling bird of the guan family, with a loud harsh call. It is found mainly in the forests of tropical America. Genus Ortalis, family Cracidae: several species, in particular the plain chachalaca (O. vetula) Example sentencesExamples - More likely to be seen or heard on the plateau is the little chachalaca, a gallinaceous bird named in part for its noisy call.
- The boughs of a gumbo-limbo tree drooped low with roosting chachalacas, dark, chicken-size birds renowned for their remarkable singing style.
- Birds easily encountered on the plateau near the falls include the little chachalaca and Guianan cock-of-the-rock, as well as honeycreepers, dacnises, and tanagers.
- Then came the chachalacas, the chickenlike birds we'd seen the previous day, whose call, I had been promised, I would never forget.
- Guans and perhaps chachalacas may be more arboreal than curassows.
Origin Late 19th century: via South American Spanish from Nahuatl, of imitative origin. |