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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 wingsplay

  Familiarity information: OPISTHOCOMUS HOAZIN used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


OPISTHOCOMUS HOAZIN (noun)


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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