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 U.S., having ear tufts and no tail.

Origin of Araucana

< American Spanish, feminine of araucano; see Araucan

Also called Easter egg chicken.

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