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Crested ill-smelling South American bird whose young have claws on the first and second digits of the wings
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hoatzin
Word definitions for hoatzin in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A bird, ''Opisthocomus hoazin'', with claws on the wing fingers of the juvenile and an enlarged crop used as a rumen.
Wikipedia
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The hoatzin ( Opisthocomus hoazin ), also known as the stinkbird , or Canje pheasant , is a species of tropical bird found in swamps , riparian forests, and mangroves of the Amazon and the Orinoco Delta in South America . It is notable for having chicks ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hoatzin \Ho"at*zin\, n. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Hoazin .
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. crested ill-smelling South American bird whose young have claws on the first and second digits of the wings [syn: hoactzin , stinkbird , Opisthocomus hoazin ]
Usage examples of hoatzin.
In the week before we left the Institute, I had put on board the Hoatzin every instrument that wasn't nailed down, anything that might tell us something useful about Vandell without having to go down there and set foot on its surface.