turaco

tu·ra·co

also tou·ra·co (to͝or′ə-kō′)n. pl. tu·ra·cos also tou·ra·cos Any of various fruit-eating African birds of the family Musophagidae, having brightly colored plumage, a long tail, and a prominent crest.

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[French, perhaps of West African origin.]

turaco

(ˈtʊərəˌkəʊ) n, pl -cos (Animals) a variant spelling of touraco

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Noun

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turaco - large brightly crested bird of Africatouraco, turacou, turakoocuculiform bird - birds having zygodactyl feet (except for the touracos)family Musophagidae, Musophagidae - touracos