korhaan
/kɔːˈhɑːn
/ /kəˈrɑːn/noun South African
A small crested bustard, which is typically boldly marked and has penetrating repetitive calls.
- Genus Eupodotis, family Otididae: several species.
- While birds such as the korhaans and bustards inhabit the open grassland, other species reside in the adjacent woodlands.
- Etosha's grasslands are home to doublebanded plovers and black korhaans.
Origin
Mid 18th century: Afrikaans, from the imitative base kor-, knor- (compare with Dutch korren 'coo') + haan 'cock'.
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