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Word: Turaco
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 18th century: from French touraco, from a West African word
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈtʊərəkəʊ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a fruit-eating African bird with brightly coloured plumage, a prominent crest, and a long tail.
Short Definition:fruit-eating African bird
Variant Forms:
- touraco
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