英语词汇“quetzal”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

quet•zal n., pl. -zals, -za•les

Birdsany of several large Central and South American trogons of the genus Pharomachrus, having golden-green and scarlet plumage, esp. P. mocino (resplendent quetzal), the national bird of Guatemala: rare and possibly endangered.
Currencya paper money and monetary unit of Guatemala, equal to 100 centavos. Abbr.: Q.

Also, que•zal

Nahuatl quetzalli plumage of the quetzal bird
American Spanish
1820–30

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quetzal /ˈkɛtsəl/, quezal /kɛˈsɑːl/ n ( pl -zals, -zales / -ˈsɑːlɛs/)

Also called: resplendent trogon a crested bird, Pharomachrus mocinno, of Central and N South America, which has a brilliant green, red, and white plumage and, in the male, long tail feathers: family Trogonidae, order Trogoniformes (trogons)
the standard monetary unit of Guatemala, divided into 100 centavos

Etymology: via American Spanish from Nahuatl quetzalli brightly coloured tail feather

单词	quetzal
释义	WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 quet•zal (ket säl′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -zals, -za•les (-sä′lās).USA pronunciation Birdsany of several large Central and South American trogons of the genus Pharomachrus, having golden-green and scarlet plumage, esp. P. mocino (resplendent quetzal), the national bird of Guatemala: rare and possibly endangered. Currencya paper money and monetary unit of Guatemala, equal to 100 centavos. Abbr.: Q. `Also, que•zal` (ke säl′).USA pronunciation Nahuatl quetzalli plumage of the quetzal bird American Spanish 1820–30 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: quetzal /ˈkɛtsəl/, quezal /kɛˈsɑːl/ n ( pl -zals, -zales / -ˈsɑːlɛs/) Also called: resplendent trogon a crested bird, Pharomachrus mocinno, of Central and N South America, which has a brilliant green, red, and white plumage and, in the male, long tail feathers: family Trogonidae, order Trogoniformes (trogons) the standard monetary unit of Guatemala, divided into 100 centavos Etymology: via American Spanish from Nahuatl quetzalli brightly coloured tail feather
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