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quetzal
/ket sahl"/, n. , pl. quetzals, quetzales /-sah"lays/.
1. any 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.
2. a paper money and monetary unit of Guatemala, equal to 100 centavos. Abbr.: Q.
Also, quezal /ke sahl"/.
[1820-30; < AmerSp < Nahuatl quetzalli plumage of the quetzal bird] |