chachalaca
noun
any of several slender guans of the genus Ortalis, of Central America, Mexico, and southern Texas, having loud, harsh cries.
chachalacas
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pluralof chachalaca.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Bright indigo buntings flash past, and a pair of noisy, chicken-size chachalacas cross the trail in front of me.
From Southern Living ● Mar. 24, 2010
Then, within a few minutes, the chachalacas began their loud duets, answering one another in couples from first one, then another direction, until the air was ringing with hanaqua! hanaqua! hanaqua!
From Jungle Peace by Beebe, William
As night came on, the trees along the river's bank were thronged with chachalacas, which almost deafened us with their querulous screams.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 30, April, 1860 by Various
