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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] |