hoatzin

[ hoh-at-sin, waht-sin ]

/ hoʊˈæt sɪn, ˈwɑt sɪn /

noun

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 hoactzin.

Origin of hoatzin

1655–65; ≪ Nahuatl huāctzīn,huāhtzīn name for several hen-sized birds of the Valley of Mexico, apparently applied indiscriminately by early naturalists to similar New World birds

Words nearby hoatzin

hoary cress, hoary-headed, hoary marmot, hoast, hoatching, hoatzin, hoax, hob, Hoban, Hobart, Hobbema

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Example sentences from the Web for hoatzin

This was the real home of the birds, and this plant forms the background whenever the hoatzin comes to mind.
Jungle Peace|William Beebe
The other tribe is represented by that strange bird the hoatzin of the Amazon.
Birds in Flight|W. P. Pycraft
Such is the normal right destiny of a hoatzin chick, and the whee-og!
Jungle Peace|William Beebe
A hoatzin which may have been crouched close to the slain bird would continue to preen its plumage without a glance downward.
Jungle Peace|William Beebe

Still, zologically considered, the hoatzin is probably the most remarkable and interesting bird living on the earth today.
Jungle Peace|William Beebe

British Dictionary definitions for hoatzin

hoatzin

hoactzin

/ (həʊˈætsɪn) /

noun

a unique South American gallinaceous bird, Opisthocomus hoazin, with a brownish plumage, a very small crested head, and clawed wing digits in the young: family Opisthocomidae

Word Origin for hoatzin

C17: from American Spanish, from Nahuatl uatzin pheasant

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单词	hoatzin
释义	hoatzin [ hoh-at-sin, waht-sin ] / hoʊˈæt sɪn, ˈwɑt sɪn / noun 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 hoactzin. Origin of hoatzin 1655–65; ≪ Nahuatl huāctzīn,huāhtzīn name for several hen-sized birds of the Valley of Mexico, apparently applied indiscriminately by early naturalists to similar New World birds Words nearby hoatzin hoary cress, hoary-headed, hoary marmot, hoast, hoatching, hoatzin, hoax, hob, Hoban, Hobart, Hobbema Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hoatzin This was the real home of the birds, and this plant forms the background whenever the hoatzin comes to mind. Jungle Peace\|William Beebe The other tribe is represented by that strange bird the hoatzin of the Amazon. Birds in Flight\|W. P. Pycraft Such is the normal right destiny of a hoatzin chick, and the whee-og! Jungle Peace\|William Beebe A hoatzin which may have been crouched close to the slain bird would continue to preen its plumage without a glance downward. Jungle Peace\|William Beebe Still, zologically considered, the hoatzin is probably the most remarkable and interesting bird living on the earth today. Jungle Peace\|William Beebe British Dictionary definitions for hoatzin hoatzin hoactzin / (həʊˈætsɪn) / noun a unique South American gallinaceous bird, Opisthocomus hoazin, with a brownish plumage, a very small crested head, and clawed wing digits in the young: family Opisthocomidae Word Origin for hoatzin C17: from American Spanish, from Nahuatl uatzin pheasant Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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