HOATZIN

hoatzin, hoactzin, stinkbird, Opisthocomus hoazin

(noun) crested ill-smelling South American bird whose young have claws on the first and second digits of the wings

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hoatzin (plural hoatzins)

A bird, Opisthocomus hoazin, with claws on the wing fingers of the juvenile and an enlarged crop used as a rumen.

Synonyms

• (Opisthocomus hoazin): stinkbird

Source: Wiktionary


Ho"at*zin, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Same as Hoazin.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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