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TURACOU

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does turacou mean? 

TURACOU (noun)
  The noun TURACOU has 1 sense:

1. large brightly crested bird of Africaplay

  Familiarity information: TURACOU used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TURACOU (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Large brightly crested bird of Africa

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

touraco; turaco; turacou; turakoo

Hypernyms ("turacou" is a kind of...):

cuculiform bird (birds having zygodactyl feet (except for the touracos))

Holonyms ("turacou" is a member of...):

family Musophagidae; Musophagidae (touracos)


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