noun Etymology: ultimately from Nahuatl huāctzin the laughing falcon (Herpetotheres cachinnans) Date: 1661 a crested large South American bird ( Opisthocomos hoazin ) with blue facial skin, red eyes, brown plumage marked with white above, and claws on the first and second digits of the wing when young
HOATZIN
Meaning of HOATZIN in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012