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Word: Hoatzin
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 17th century: from American Spanish, from Nahuatl uatzin, probably imitative of its call
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
həʊˈatsɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a large tree-dwelling tropical American bird with weak flight. Young hoatzins have hooked claws on their wings, enabling them to climb about among the branches.
Short Definition:large tree-dwelling tropical American bird with weak flight
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