HOATZIN


Meaning of HOATZIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ wä(t)-ˈsēn ]

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

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