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TOURACO (touracos)
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Dictionary entry overview: What does touraco mean?
• TOURACO (noun)
The noun TOURACO has 1 sense:
1. large brightly crested bird of Africa
Familiarity information: TOURACO used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large brightly crested bird of Africa
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
touraco; turaco; turacou; turakoo
Hypernyms ("touraco" is a kind of...):
cuculiform bird (birds having zygodactyl feet (except for the touracos))
Holonyms ("touraco" is a member of...):
family Musophagidae; Musophagidae (touracos)
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