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OPISTHOCOMUS HOAZIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Opisthocomus hoazin mean?
• OPISTHOCOMUS HOAZIN (noun)
The noun OPISTHOCOMUS HOAZIN has 1 sense:
1. crested ill-smelling South American bird whose young have claws on the first and second digits of the wings
Familiarity information: OPISTHOCOMUS HOAZIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Crested ill-smelling South American bird whose young have claws on the first and second digits of the wings
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
hoactzin; hoatzin; Opisthocomus hoazin; stinkbird
Hypernyms ("Opisthocomus hoazin" is a kind of...):
gallinacean; gallinaceous bird (heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birds)
Holonyms ("Opisthocomus hoazin" is a member of...):
genus Opisthocomus; Opisthocomus (type genus of the Opisthocomidae: hoatzins)
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