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hoatzin

/həʊˈatsɪn

noun

A large tree-dwelling tropical American bird with weak flight. Young hoatzins have hooked claws on their wings, enabling them to climb about among the branches.

Opisthocomus hoazin, the only member of the family Opisthocomidae (order Galliformes or Cuculiformes).

All these animals had acquired adaptations for quadrupedal climbing similar to those of the modern young hoatzin, a bird native to tropical South America....

The rate of food passage through the digestive system is rapid in many birds, but the hoatzin retains liquids for ca. 18 hr and solids for 24-48 hr, similar to retention times in sheep.
The hoatzin, a tropical, pheasant-like bird found only in the Amazon rainforest, could be another victim of eco-tourism, which is not tightly controlled in the region.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from American Spanish, from Nahuatl uatzin, probably imitative of its call.

单词	hoatzin
释义	hoatzin /həʊˈatsɪn / noun A large tree-dwelling tropical American bird with weak flight. Young hoatzins have hooked claws on their wings, enabling them to climb about among the branches. Opisthocomus hoazin, the only member of the family Opisthocomidae (order Galliformes or Cuculiformes). All these animals had acquired adaptations for quadrupedal climbing similar to those of the modern young hoatzin, a bird native to tropical South America.... The rate of food passage through the digestive system is rapid in many birds, but the hoatzin retains liquids for ca. 18 hr and solids for 24-48 hr, similar to retention times in sheep. The hoatzin, a tropical, pheasant-like bird found only in the Amazon rainforest, could be another victim of eco-tourism, which is not tightly controlled in the region. Origin Mid 17th century: from American Spanish, from Nahuatl uatzin, probably imitative of its call.
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