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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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