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/hoh akt"sin, wahkt"sin/, n.hoatzin.
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hoactzin
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hoactzin — n. A crested ill smelling South American bird ({Opisthocomus hoazin}) whose young have claws on the first and second digits of the wings. Syn: hoatzin, stinkbird, {Opisthocomus hoazin}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hoactzin — /hoʊˈæktsɪn/ (say hoh aktsin) noun → hoatzin …
hoactzin — n. S American crested bird; stinkbird … Dictionary of difficult words
hoactzin — noun crested ill smelling South American bird whose young have claws on the first and second digits of the wings • Syn: ↑hoatzin, ↑stinkbird, ↑Opisthocomus hoazin • Hypernyms: ↑gallinaceous bird, ↑gallinacean • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Opisthocomus hoazin — hoactzin hoactzin n. A crested ill smelling South American bird ({Opisthocomus hoazin}) whose young have claws on the first and second digits of the wings. Syn: hoatzin, stinkbird, {Opisthocomus hoazin}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Opisthocomus hoazin — hoactzin hoactzin n. A crested ill smelling South American bird ({Opisthocomus hoazin}) whose young have claws on the first and second digits of the wings. Syn: hoatzin, stinkbird, {Opisthocomus hoazin}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hoatzin — by Beni River, Bolivia Conservation status … Wikipedia
hoatzin — /hoh at sin, waht sin/, n. a blue faced, crested bird, Opisthocomus hoazin, of the Amazon and Orinoco forests, having as a nestling a large, temporary claw on the second and third digits of the forelimb, for climbing among the tree branches. Also … Universalium
hoatzin — /hoʊˈætsɪn/ (say hoh atsin) noun a tropical South American crested bird, Opisthocomus hoazin, the nestlings of which have claws on the first and second digits of the wings. Also, hoactzin. {American Spanish, from Nahuatl uatzin pheasant} …
gallinacean — noun heavy bodied largely ground feeding domestic or game birds • Syn: ↑gallinaceous bird • Hypernyms: ↑bird • Hyponyms: ↑domestic fowl, ↑fowl, ↑poultry, ↑jun … Useful english dictionary
