GUAN

guan

(noun) any of several large turkey-like game birds of the family Cracidae; native to jungles of tropical America; resembling the curassows and valued as food

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Proper noun

Guan (plural Guans)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Guan is the 4867th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7247 individuals. Guan is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (96.14%) individuals.

Anagrams

• ANUG, Aung, UNGA, guna

Etymology

Noun

guan (plural guans)

Any (member) of several species of birds in the genera Aburria, Chamaepetes, Oreophasis, Penelope, Penelopina, and Pipile, of the family Cracidae, limited to the Americas.

Anagrams

• ANUG, Aung, UNGA, guna

Source: Wiktionary


Guan, n. ((Zoöl.)

Definition: Any one of many species of large gallinaceous birds of Certal and South America, belonging to Penelope, Pipile, Ortalis, and allied genera. Several of the species are often domesticated.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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