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单词 hoatzin
释义

hoatzin

noun

hoa·​tzin wä(t)-ˈsēn How to pronounce hoatzin (audio)
: a crested large South American bird (Opisthocomos hoazin) with blue facial skin, red eyes, brown plumage marked with white above, and claws on the first and second digits of the wing when young

Illustration of hoatzin

Illustration of hoatzin

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Chickens share the most DNA with the first bird ancestor, closely followed by hoatzin and emu. Sarah Lewin Frasier, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2015

Word History

Etymology

ultimately from Nahuatl huāctzin the laughing falcon (Herpetotheres cachinnans)

First Known Use

1661, in the meaning defined above

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