English Explanatory Dictionary

hoatzin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A bird of the species Opisthocomus hoazin of the order Opisthocomiformes, with claws on the wing fingers of the juvenile and an enlarged crop used as a rumen.

Pronunciation

/ˈwætsɪn/ /ˈwætsiːn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hoatzin.wav /ˈwɑːtsɪn/ /ˈwɑːtsiːn/

Word forms

hoatzin hoatzins hoactzin hoazin

Etymology

From Nahuatl huāctzin (which probably designated a different bird).

Synonyms

stinkbird
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