Araucana

[ ar-uh-kah-nuh ]

noun

any of numerous varieties of domestic chickens derived from South American wild fowl, noted for producing pale blue, green, or pinkish eggs.
a breed of Araucana, developed in the United States, having ear tufts and no tail.

Origin of Araucana

¹

First recorded in 1920–25; from Latin American Spanish (Colombia), feminine of araucano; see Araucan

Also called Easter egg chicken.

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How to use Araucana in a sentence

His principal work is La Araucana, a poem based on the events of the wars in which he had been engaged.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 | Various
Ercilla has devoted the twenty-fourth canto of the Araucana to the splendid episode of the battle of Lepanto.
History of The Reign of Philip The Second King of Spain | William H. Prescott

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