HOATZIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hoatzin mean? 

• HOATZIN (noun)
  The noun HOATZIN 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: HOATZIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HOATZIN (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 ("hoatzin" is a kind of...):

gallinacean; gallinaceous bird (heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birds)

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

genus Opisthocomus; Opisthocomus (type genus of the Opisthocomidae: hoatzins)