hoccon.
/ˈhɒkəʊ/ A name given to several birds of the family Cracidæ or Curassows.
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1834 H. McMurtrie tr. G. Cuvier Animal Kingdom (abridged ed.) 140 The Hoccos are large gallinaceæ of America, which resemble turkeys with a broad, rounded tail, formed of large and stiff quills.
1852 T. Ross tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. Amer. II. xviii. 154 The hocco, with its black plumage and tufted head, moves slowly along the sausos.
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