HOATZIN


Meaning of HOATZIN in English

[ həʊ'atsɪn ]

■ noun a large tree-dwelling tropical American bird with weak flight. [ Opisthocomus hoazin .]

Origin

C17: from Amer. Sp., from Nahuatl uatzin , prob. imitative of its call.

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