Araucana

[ ar-uh-kah-nuh ]

/ ˌær əˈkɑ nə /

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.

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Also called Easter egg chicken.

< American Spanish, feminine of araucano; see Araucan

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