English Explanatory Dictionary

guan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any (member) of several species of birds in the genera Aburria, Chamaepetes, Oreophasis, Penelope, Penelopina, and Pipile, of the family Cracidae, limited to the Americas.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ɡwɑn/

Word forms

guan guans

Etymology

From American Spanish, from Kuna kwama.

Derived words

Andean guan band-tailed guan Baudo guan bearded guan black guan black-fronted piping guan blue-throated piping guan Cauca guan chestnut-bellied guan common piping guan crested guan dusky-legged guan highland guan horned guan marail guan red-faced guan red-throated piping guan rusty-margined guan sickle-winged guan Spix's guan Trinidad piping guan wattled guan white-browed guan white-crested guan white-winged guan
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